diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 9f7c8e5f..c82be1a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ jobs:
         - "0.5.0"
         - "0.6.0"
         - "0.7.1"
+        - "0.8.0"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 97da99bc..c1141660 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+## 0.8.1 (July 29th, 2024)
+
+Improvements:
+* Log build info on startup: [GH-872](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/872)
+* API: Support setting the Vault request timeout on a VaultConnection: [GH-862](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/862)
+
+Fix:
+* Fix: encryption client deadlocking the factory: [GH-868](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/868)
+* Helm(hooks): honor imagePullPolicy and imagePullSecrets: [GH-873](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/873)
+
+Build:
+* SEC-090: Automated trusted workflow pinning (2024-07-22): [GH-866](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/866)
+* SEC-090: Automated trusted workflow pinning (2024-07-17): [GH-859](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/859)
+
+Dependency Updates:
+* Bump github.com/onsi/gomega from 1.33.1 to 1.34.0: [GH-874](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/874)
+* Bump google.golang.org/api from 0.188.0 to 0.189.0: [GH-875](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/875)
+* Bump k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver from 0.30.2 to 0.30.3: [GH-864](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/864)
+* Bump k8s.io/client-go from 0.30.2 to 0.30.3: [GH-865](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/865)
+* Bump ubi9/ubi-micro from 9.4-9 to 9.4-13: [GH-870](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/870)
+* Bump ubi9/ubi-minimal from 9.4-1134 to 9.4-1194: [GH-869](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/869)
+
+
 ## 0.8.0 (July 18th, 2024)
 **Important**
 
@@ -54,6 +77,7 @@ Dependency Updates:
 * Bump ubi9/ubi-micro from 9.4-6.1716471860 to 9.4-9: [GH-819](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/819)
 * Bump ubi9/ubi-minimal from 9.4-949.1717074713 to 9.4-1134: [GH-820](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/820)
 
+
 ## 0.7.1 (May 30th, 2024)
 
 Fix:
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 387dce62..2aaf3add 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 apiVersion: v2
 name: vault-secrets-operator
-version: 0.8.0
-appVersion: "0.8.0"
+version: 0.8.1
+appVersion: "0.8.1"
 kubeVersion: ">=1.21.0-0"
 description: Official Vault Secrets Operator Chart
 type: application
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 90ec3a6d..7623176e 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ controller:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator
-      tag: 0.8.0
+      tag: 0.8.1
 
     # logging
     logging:
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index c3033a83..102dd256 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator
-  newTag: 0.8.0
+  newTag: 0.8.1