diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 19aa34b..0678bf2 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-unreleased
+1.8.1 / 2025-07-17
 ==========
 
   * deps: on-headers@~1.1.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d20b14d..918b82b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "compression",
   "description": "Node.js compression middleware",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "contributors": [
     "Douglas Christopher Wilson <doug@somethingdoug.com>",
     "Jonathan Ong <me@jongleberry.com> (http://jongleberry.com)"