diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b915b3bb..0d288cfd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libshpool"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_matches",
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ checksum = "0fda2ff0d084019ba4d7c6f371c95d8fd75ce3524c3cb8fb653a3023f6323e64"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "shpool"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d3ad7d93..738670e8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 
+shpool (0.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  Fixed
+
+  * reduce deadlock potential in shell->client
+
+ -- Shpool Authors <shpool-eng@google.com>  Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:54:09 +0000
+
 shpool (0.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   Fixed
diff --git a/libshpool/Cargo.toml b/libshpool/Cargo.toml
index 9c29180a..51006fc5 100644
--- a/libshpool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libshpool/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libshpool"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/shell-pool/shpool"
 authors = ["Ethan Pailes <pailes@google.com>"]
diff --git a/shpool/Cargo.toml b/shpool/Cargo.toml
index b3df91c8..7c41b735 100644
--- a/shpool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/shpool/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "shpool"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Ethan Pailes <pailes@google.com>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/shell-pool/shpool"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ rust-version = "1.74"
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] } # cli parsing
 anyhow = "1" # dynamic, unstructured errors
-libshpool = { version = "0.8.0", path = "../libshpool" }
+libshpool = { version = "0.8.1", path = "../libshpool" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 lazy_static = "1" # globals