diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index dbea36a..544b4a0 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+# v0.8.1
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+- Duplicates in a number of places are now considered errors. For example, duplicate flags in several places, duplicate
+  strings in Gtk.FileFilters, etc.
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Fixed a number of bugs in the XML output when using `template` to refer to the template object.
+
+## Documentation
+
+- Fixed the example for ExtListItemFactory
+
 # v0.8.0
 
 ## Breaking Changes
diff --git a/docs/flatpak.rst b/docs/flatpak.rst
index 7db32be..f10a944 100644
--- a/docs/flatpak.rst
+++ b/docs/flatpak.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ a module in your flatpak manifest:
        {
          "type": "git",
          "url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/jwestman/blueprint-compiler",
-         "tag": "v0.8.0"
+         "tag": "v0.8.1"
        }
      ]
    }
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b082627..0b1f48a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('blueprint-compiler',
-  version: '0.8.0',
+  version: '0.8.1',
 )
 
 subdir('docs')