diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 25f3d848c..f9a8a6bfa 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 ### :boom: Breaking changes
 ### :heart: Community contributions by (Thank you!)
 
+## 1.8.1-alpha
+
+### :bug: Bugs fixed
+
+- Fix project renaming issue (and some other related to the same underlying bug).
+- Fix internal exception on audit log persistence layer.
+- Set proper environment variable on docker images for chrome executable.
+- Fix internal metrics on websocket connections.
+
 
 ## 1.8.0-alpha
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 1d16151a4..7fa467075 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0-alpha
+1.8.1-alpha