diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18805e0..135864d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.8.1] - Karm (2026-05-17)
+
+### Added
+
+- "Available version" indicator in Ignis settings now links to the release page on GitHub.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Update check no longer reports a new version available when only the SemVer build metadata differs.
+
 ## [0.8.0] - Karm (2026-05-16)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c0b14b1..5bbeeea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ignis",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ignis",
-      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "version": "0.8.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "archiver": "^7.0.1",
         "chokidar": "^3.6.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4367110..467a09f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ignis",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "An Electron shim and server bridge for running Obsidian in a browser.",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/plugin/manifest.json b/plugin/manifest.json
index 713b3c6..4ef8f86 100644
--- a/plugin/manifest.json
+++ b/plugin/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "ignis-bridge",
   "name": "Ignis Bridge",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "minAppVersion": "1.12.4",
   "description": "Additional Ignis specific functionality and ignis plugin management.",
   "author": "Nystik",