diff --git a/docs/Releases/v0.8.1.md b/docs/Releases/v0.8.1.md
new file mode 100644
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+Highlights:
+- Fix explicit NULL derereference with tokens of certain enctypes
+- Always choose highest requested debug level
+- Fixes for running as unprivileged user
+
+Alexander Scheel (1):
+- Permit testing sans Valgrind
+
+Robbie Harwood (12):
+- Clarify debug and debug\_level in man pages
+- Always choose highest requested debug level
+- Add docs link to README.md
+- Add generic service README
+- Rename README.style -> STYLE.txt so pagure stops picking it up
+- Don't leak sock\_ctx if verto\_add\_io() fails
+- Update docs to reflect actual behavior of krb5\_principal
+- Sort options in man pages
+- Check for test-relevant executables early in suite
+- Always initialize out cred in gp\_import\_gssx\_cred()
+- Handle gss\_import\_cred() failure when importing gssx creds
+- Include length when using krb5\_c\_decrypt()
+
+Simo Sorce (5):
+- Always use the encype we selected
+- Use pthread keys for thread local storage
+- Close epoll fd within the lock
+- Add a safety timeout to epoll
+- Reorder functions
+
+Stanislav Levin (4):
+- Fix typo about pid-file
+- Retain CAP\_SYS\_PTRACE when running as unpriviliged
+- Make build with capabilities optional
+- Move run\_as\_user check out of drop\_privs()
diff --git a/version.m4 b/version.m4
index 5b4d386..63e14f5 100644
--- a/version.m4
+++ b/version.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Primary version number
-m4_define([VERSION_NUMBER], [0.8.0])
+m4_define([VERSION_NUMBER], [0.8.1])
 
 # If the PRERELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER is set, we'll append
 # it to the release tag when creating an RPM or SRPM