diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/.release-please-manifest.json b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/.release-please-manifest.json
index 099626f4fc05..7840fde9afb8 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.8.0"
+  ".": "1.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/CHANGELOG.md
index d20b33996dc8..965edb05000a 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-data-fusion/compare/v1.8.0...v1.8.1) (2023-03-23)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Fix formatting of request arg in docstring ([#172](https://github.com/googleapis/python-data-fusion/issues/172)) ([6f3a379](https://github.com/googleapis/python-data-fusion/commit/6f3a3790744250f794bf0a95716d2e95e3401807))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-data-fusion/compare/v1.7.1...v1.8.0) (2023-02-27)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/google/cloud/data_fusion/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/google/cloud/data_fusion/gapic_version.py
index b334dccf50ad..90e02933f3a4 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/google/cloud/data_fusion/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/google/cloud/data_fusion/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.8.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/google/cloud/data_fusion_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/google/cloud/data_fusion_v1/gapic_version.py
index b334dccf50ad..90e02933f3a4 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/google/cloud/data_fusion_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/google/cloud/data_fusion_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.8.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.datafusion.v1.json b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.datafusion.v1.json
index 1c5648e25de2..49d131e5bbe6 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.datafusion.v1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-data-fusion/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.datafusion.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-data-fusion",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "1.8.1"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {