diff --git a/gpt4all-bindings/python/CHANGELOG.md b/gpt4all-bindings/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 7de7b980..4753e648 100644
--- a/gpt4all-bindings/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/gpt4all-bindings/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [2.8.1] - 2024-08-13
 
 ### Added
 - Use greedy sampling when temperature is set to zero ([#2854](https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/pull/2854))
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
   - Restore leading space removal logic that was incorrectly removed in [#2694](https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/pull/2694)
   - CUDA: Cherry-pick llama.cpp DMMV cols requirement fix that caused a crash with long conversations since [#2694](https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/pull/2694)
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/compare/python-v2.8.0...HEAD
+[2.8.1]: https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/compare/python-v2.8.0...python-v2.8.1
 [2.8.0]: https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/compare/python-v2.7.0...python-v2.8.0
diff --git a/gpt4all-bindings/python/setup.py b/gpt4all-bindings/python/setup.py
index e92fba61..1374d92d 100644
--- a/gpt4all-bindings/python/setup.py
+++ b/gpt4all-bindings/python/setup.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def get_long_description():
 
 setup(
     name=package_name,
-    version="2.8.1.dev0",
+    version="2.8.1",
     description="Python bindings for GPT4All",
     long_description=get_long_description(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",