diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 77f5bfe5..7d17f503 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.8.1
+-----
+
+_2024-04-26_
+
+- Allow `@Unredacted` to be applied to a class, only when a supertype is `@Redacted`
+- Allow `@Redacted` supertypes to be inherited by objects, only when the child does not implement a custom `toString` method
+- Fail compilation when `@Unredacted` and `@Redacted` are applied to the same class
+
+Special thanks to [@DrewCarlson](https://github.com/DrewCarlson) for contributing to this release!
+
 1.8.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a835a447..970ab925 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ kotlin.compiler.keepIncrementalCompilationCachesInMemory=true
 kotlin.compiler.preciseCompilationResultsBackup=true
 
 GROUP=dev.zacsweers.redacted
-VERSION_NAME=1.9.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=1.8.1
 POM_DESCRIPTION=A Kotlin compiler plugin that generates redacted toString() implementations.
 POM_URL=https://github.com/ZacSweers/redacted-compiler-plugin/
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/ZacSweers/redacted-compiler-plugin/
diff --git a/redacted-compiler-plugin-gradle/gradle.properties b/redacted-compiler-plugin-gradle/gradle.properties
index 2c8eb132..95b56f78 100644
--- a/redacted-compiler-plugin-gradle/gradle.properties
+++ b/redacted-compiler-plugin-gradle/gradle.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ POM_ARTIFACT_ID=redacted-compiler-plugin-gradle
 POM_PACKAGING=jar
 
 GROUP=dev.zacsweers.redacted
-VERSION_NAME=1.9.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=1.8.1
 POM_DESCRIPTION=A Kotlin compiler plugin that generates redacted toString() implementations.
 POM_URL=https://github.com/ZacSweers/redacted-compiler-plugin/
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/ZacSweers/redacted-compiler-plugin/