diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b28db15..12231fe4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 ### Fixed
 
 
-## [1.8.0] - 2024-01-13
+## [1.8.1] - 2025-07-15
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix buffer overrun in `get_bool()`
+- Fix test that checks that protozero also works with `std::string_view`
+
+
+## [1.8.0] - 2025-01-13
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 35cfaa89..b237e397 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-project(protozero VERSION 1.8.0 LANGUAGES CXX C)
+project(protozero VERSION 1.8.1 LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
diff --git a/include/protozero/version.hpp b/include/protozero/version.hpp
index 18e31cd4..760870f9 100644
--- a/include/protozero/version.hpp
+++ b/include/protozero/version.hpp
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ documentation.
 #define PROTOZERO_VERSION_MINOR 8
 
 /// The patch number
-#define PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH 1
 
 /// The complete version number
 #define PROTOZERO_VERSION_CODE (PROTOZERO_VERSION_MAJOR * 10000 + PROTOZERO_VERSION_MINOR * 100 + PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH)
 
 /// Version number as string
-#define PROTOZERO_VERSION_STRING "1.8.0"
+#define PROTOZERO_VERSION_STRING "1.8.1"
 
 #endif // PROTOZERO_VERSION_HPP