diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 84fe161..9595bf7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ====================
  pyais CHANGELOG
 ====================
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Version 2.8.1 19 Oct 2024
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* closes #153: https://github.com/M0r13n/pyais/pull/153
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Version 2.8.0 21 Sep 2024
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pyais/__init__.py b/pyais/__init__.py
index cf9a218..0d01179 100644
--- a/pyais/__init__.py
+++ b/pyais/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from pyais.tracker import AISTracker, AISTrack
 
 __license__ = 'MIT'
-__version__ = '2.8.0'
+__version__ = '2.8.1'
 __author__ = 'Leon Morten Richter'
 
 __all__ = (