diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e7e83ee1f..1bc51a8c9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Gin ChangeLog
 
+## Gin v1.8.1
+
+### ENHANCEMENTS
+
+* feat(context): add ContextWithFallback feature flag [#3172](https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/pull/3172)
+
 ## Gin v1.8.0
 
 ## Break Changes
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 9b0eae22a7..632ca7d1d6 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 package gin
 
 // Version is the current gin framework's version.
-const Version = "v1.8.0"
+const Version = "v1.8.1"