diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c242b2c..3f6b9c09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+1.8.1
+=====
+
+### Fixes
+- Fix integration with go 1.10 and `pkg` directory
+    - #725 PR by @asottile
+- Restore support for `git<1.8.5` (inadvertantly removed in 1.7.0)
+    - #723 issue by @JohnLyman.
+    - #724 PR by @asottile.
+
+
 1.8.0
 =====
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4e17559f..3fe083ec 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup(
         'hooks.'
     ),
     url='https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit',
-    version='1.8.0',
+    version='1.8.1',
 
     author='Anthony Sottile',
     author_email='asottile@umich.edu',