diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0941fab..89b6276e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+
+## 1.8.1
+- fix: more restrictive YYYYMM pattern to prevent ValueError with @b3n4kh (#145)
+- maintenance: add pre-commit with checks with @nadasuhailAyesh12 (#142)
+
 ## 1.8.0
 - change license to Apache 2.0 (#140)
 - compile XPath expressions (#136)
diff --git a/htmldate/__init__.py b/htmldate/__init__.py
index ec73833e..fbee7dc9 100644
--- a/htmldate/__init__.py
+++ b/htmldate/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 __author__ = "Adrien Barbaresi"
 __license__ = "Apache-2.0"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2017-2024, Adrien Barbaresi"
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.1"
 
 
 import logging