diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cfba56d82..7c64dae55 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Tue 10 Nov 2020 01:03:22 PM CET
+    Updates to error codes and HTTP status codes for improved
+    consistency. Fixed spelling issues. Ensure main() returns
+    0 when called with '-h' or '--help'.
+    Releasing GNU Taler 0.8.1. -CG
+
 Sat 03 Oct 2020 03:59:45 PM CEST
     Various minor fixes, code cleanup, updates to more recent
     GNUnet APIs, new error codes, and timetravel test support.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a32a4786e..6194f835b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 #
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([taler-exchange], [0.8.0], [taler-bug@gnunet.org])
+AC_INIT([taler-exchange], [0.8.1], [taler-bug@gnunet.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/util/util.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([taler_config.h])
 # support for non-recursive builds