diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 501cc25..0b2f9ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.8.1 (2017-07-04)
+------------------
+
+- Require pathspec >= 0.5.3
+- Support Python 2.6
+- Add a changelog
+
 1.8.0 (2017-06-28)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/yamllint/__init__.py b/yamllint/__init__.py
index fb1d7b3..e53dce1 100644
--- a/yamllint/__init__.py
+++ b/yamllint/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ indentation, etc."""
 
 
 APP_NAME = 'yamllint'
-APP_VERSION = '1.8.0'
+APP_VERSION = '1.8.1'
 APP_DESCRIPTION = __doc__
 
 __author__ = u'Adrien Vergé'