diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f2d8c82..0c5d766 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+xed (2.8.1) ulyssa; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Eli Schwartz ]
+  * cleanup: remove code dropped in commit 67892da099357e24b3fd3c31fa758947b1dfc47a
+  * remove never-used variable added in commit 9e805380d4aa6338ca1b85d06b5dbf60e9fb0cbe
+
+  [ Clement Lefebvre ]
+  * bracketcompletion: Enable plugin by default
+  * Remove links in plugin about dialogs
+
+ -- Clement Lefebvre <root@linuxmint.com>  Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:11:12 +0000
+
 xed (2.8.0) ulyssa; urgency=medium
 
   [ JosephMcc ]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 172aa19..e8dbd91 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('xed', 'c', version : '2.8.0')
+project('xed', 'c', version : '2.8.1')
 
 gnome = import('gnome')
 i18n = import('i18n')