diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05f11abda..83184dd52 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 8.1.0 /2024-10-03
+
+## What's Changed
+* Allow for delegate take between 0 and 18% by @garrett-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/123
+* Fixed: wallet balance check when undelegating the stake by @the-mx in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/124
+* `root my-delegates` ask for path instead of name when using `--all` by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/126
+* Fix/delegate all by @the-mx in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/125
+* Handle SSL errors and avoid unnecessary chain head calls by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/127
+* Deprecate: Remove chain config by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/128
+* Update staging by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/130
+* set archive node properly by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/143
+* Randomise rpc request ID by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/131
+* update help text in the BTCLI by @dougsillars in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/139
+* Backmerge/main to staging - 1st oct by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/145
+* Backmerge main to staging by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/147
+* Updates "btcli w set-identity" by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/146
+* Give recent commit in version by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/156
+* Rename `not_subtensor` to `subtensor` by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/157
+* Integrate Rust Wallet — tests by @thewhaleking @opendansor @roman-opentensor @ibraheem-opentensor @camfairchild  in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/158
+
+## New Contributors
+* @the-mx made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/124
+* @dougsillars made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/pull/139
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/btcli/compare/v8.0.0...v8.1.0
+
 ## 8.0.0 /2024-09-25
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/__init__.py b/bittensor_cli/__init__.py
index 746e05b1a..84e1ab21b 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 from .cli import CLIManager
 
 
-__version__ = "8.0.0"
+__version__ = "8.1.0"
 
 __all__ = ["CLIManager", "__version__"]
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/cli.py b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
index 79fc418fe..53478d98e 100755
--- a/bittensor_cli/cli.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 from websockets import ConnectionClosed
 from yaml import safe_dump, safe_load
 
-__version__ = "8.0.0"
+__version__ = "8.1.0"
 
 _core_version = re.match(r"^\d+\.\d+\.\d+", __version__).group(0)
 _version_split = _core_version.split(".")