diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 9f1d88f..cc4068a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 1.8.1
 -------------
 
-Unreleased
+Released 2024-04-28
 
 -   Restore identity handling for ``str`` and ``int`` senders. :pr:`148`
 -   Fix deprecated ``blinker.base.WeakNamespace`` import. :pr:`149`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 54f1c2c..01b06b2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "blinker"
-version = "1.8.1.dev"
+version = "1.8.1"
 description = "Fast, simple object-to-object and broadcast signaling"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE.txt" }