diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9dd541157..577e699fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
-### 2.8.1 (????-??-??)
+### 2.8.1 (2014-12-08)
 
-n/a
+* Fixed: freegeoip `zip_code` property because of an API change
 
 ### 2.8.0 (2014-10-03)
 
diff --git a/src/Geocoder/Geocoder.php b/src/Geocoder/Geocoder.php
index 1b4b9a15a..117001039 100644
--- a/src/Geocoder/Geocoder.php
+++ b/src/Geocoder/Geocoder.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Geocoder implements GeocoderInterface
     /**
      * Version
      */
-    const VERSION = '2.8.1-dev';
+    const VERSION = '2.8.1';
 
     /**
      * @var integer