diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1331a2b..f37379d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.8.1] - 2024-10-07
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix the compilation when the default features are disabled
+
+
 ## 0.8.0 - 2024-09-20
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 941e4b4e..a44933ab 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ authors = [
 name = "vodozemac"
 description = "A Rust implementation of Olm and Megolm"
 repository = "https://github.com/matrix-org/vodozemac"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2021"
 keywords = ["matrix", "chat", "messaging", "olm", "cryptography"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd32598d..177ee2e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ To install add the following to your project's `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-vodozemac = "0.7.0"
+vodozemac = "0.8.1"
 ```
 
 # Security Notes