diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 16f004238..7ecf70199 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Change log
 ==========
 
+Version 0.8.1 [2020-05-28]
+--------------------------
+
+- Fixed bug that prevented overriding the contents of a file present
+  in a template and caused the file to be duplicated instead of overwritten
+- Fixed bug affecting backward conversion of switch VLAN on OpenWRT
+
 Version 0.8.0 [2020-04-03]
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/netjsonconfig/version.py b/netjsonconfig/version.py
index b4a0e2c9c..326fb94d9 100644
--- a/netjsonconfig/version.py
+++ b/netjsonconfig/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (0, 8, 0, 'final')
+VERSION = (0, 8, 1, 'final')
 __version__ = VERSION