diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 487e72906..1ead85209 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This can also be enabled programmatically with `warnings.simplefilter('default',
 
 ## [2.8.1] - Not released yet
 
-## [2.8.0] - 2024-10-04
+## [2.8.1] - 2024-10-04
 ### Added
 * support for escape character for markers in markdown text [issue #1215](https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/issues/1215)
 * Wrapping words on spaces now considers all common space symbols in addition to regular spaces (' '), addressing issues with word-wrapping for languages like Thai, as per [#1190](https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/issues/1190) and [#1191](https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/pull/1191).
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ This can also be enabled programmatically with `warnings.simplefilter('default',
 - New translation of the tutorial in Türkçe, thanks to @natgho: [Türkçe](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-tr.html); 
 * Clarified usage of the `style` attribute in [`FPDF.add_font()`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/fpdf.html#fpdf.fpdf.FPDF.add_font)
 
+## [2.8.0] - 2024-10-04
+This version was only uploaded a few minutes on [Pypi](https://pypi.org/),
+and then deleted manually by a maintainer, erroneously fearing a regression.
+
+Version 2.8.1 is exactly similar.
+
 ## [2.7.9] - 2024-05-17
 ### Added
 * new optional parameter `repeat_headings` for [`FPDF.table()`](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf/fpdf.html#fpdf.fpdf.FPDF.table) that indicates whether to print table headings on every page
diff --git a/docs/overrides/main.html b/docs/overrides/main.html
index cc744cae6..abcdd21c0 100644
--- a/docs/overrides/main.html
+++ b/docs/overrides/main.html
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 {% block announce %}
 <center>
-  <a href="https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/releases/tag/2.8.0">
-    New release: 2.8.0 on 2024/10/04
+  <a href="https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/releases/tag/2.8.1">
+    New release: 2.8.1 on 2024/10/04
   </a>
 </center>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/fpdf/fpdf.py b/fpdf/fpdf.py
index 9b1cf1105..ff63c7fcd 100644
--- a/fpdf/fpdf.py
+++ b/fpdf/fpdf.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Image:
 from .util import get_scale_factor, Padding
 
 # Public global variables:
-FPDF_VERSION = "2.8.0"
+FPDF_VERSION = "2.8.1"
 PAGE_FORMATS = {
     "a3": (841.89, 1190.55),
     "a4": (595.28, 841.89),