diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0e706ab..65de969 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+v8.1 - October 2020
+===================
+
+* Fix unsanitized GType names #46
+* Quick free drawings are smoother #45
+* Transformations are undoable/redoable
+
 v8 - September 2020
 ===================
 
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index fd0f6ae..7846d9c 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
         "3.36",
         "3.38"
     ],
-    "version": 8
+    "version": 8.1
 }