diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1abf333..fd6615b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.8.1](https://github.com/TrueLayer/ginepro/compare/ginepro-v0.8.0...ginepro-v0.8.1) - 2024-07-10
+
+### Other
+- replace outdated version recommendation with `cargo add` ([#59](https://github.com/TrueLayer/ginepro/pull/59))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://github.com/TrueLayer/ginepro/compare/ginepro-v0.7.2...ginepro-v0.8.0) - 2024-07-10
 
 ### Breaking changes
diff --git a/ginepro/Cargo.toml b/ginepro/Cargo.toml
index a008278..8a2c473 100644
--- a/ginepro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ginepro/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ginepro"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A client-side gRPC channel implementation for tonic"
 repository = "https://github.com/TrueLayer/ginepro"