diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 772d8f9..d9e371b 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
-[Unreleased changes](https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv/compare/v2.8.0...master)
+[Unreleased changes](https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv/compare/v2.8.1...master)
+
+## 2.8.1 - July 27, 2022
+
+* Restore support for EOL'd Ruby versions (2.5, 2.6) (#458)[https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv/pull/458]
 
 ## 2.8.0 - July 26, 2022
 
diff --git a/lib/dotenv/version.rb b/lib/dotenv/version.rb
index e9d6306..dbb95d0 100644
--- a/lib/dotenv/version.rb
+++ b/lib/dotenv/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Dotenv
-  VERSION = "2.8.0".freeze
+  VERSION = "2.8.1".freeze
 end