diff --git a/antora.yml b/antora.yml
index e9942eb..8ad26f2 100644
--- a/antora.yml
+++ b/antora.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ asciidoc:
   attributes:
     page-nav-header-levels: 2
     server_version: '7.6.6'
-    sdk_current_version: '1.8.0'
+    sdk_current_version: '1.8.1'
     sdk_dot_minor: '1.8'
     sdk_dot_major: '1.x'
     version-server: '7.6'
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4643293..e0667ab 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ sourceSets {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'com.couchbase.client', name: 'scala-client_2.12', version: '1.8.0'
-    implementation group: 'com.couchbase.client', name: 'tracing-opentelemetry', version: '1.6.0'
-    implementation group: 'com.couchbase.client', name: 'metrics-opentelemetry', version: '0.8.0'
-    implementation group: 'com.couchbase.client', name: 'metrics-micrometer', version: '0.8.0'
+    implementation group: 'com.couchbase.client', name: 'scala-client_2.12', version: '1.8.1'
+    implementation group: 'com.couchbase.client', name: 'tracing-opentelemetry', version: '1.6.1'
+    implementation group: 'com.couchbase.client', name: 'metrics-opentelemetry', version: '0.8.1'
+    implementation group: 'com.couchbase.client', name: 'metrics-micrometer', version: '0.8.1'
 
     implementation "org.scalatest:scalatest_2.12:3.1.1"
 
diff --git a/modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc b/modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc
index 6df45c2..f694c13 100644
--- a/modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc
+++ b/modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc
@@ -43,6 +43,30 @@ grep ' <reactive-streams.version>' $src/pom.xml
 
 
 
+=== Version 1.8.1 (9 May  2025)
+
+Version 1.8.1 is the first maintenance release of the 1.8 series.
+
+https://docs.couchbase.com/sdk-api/couchbase-scala-client-1.8.1/com/couchbase/client/scala/index.html[API Reference] |
+http://docs.couchbase.com/sdk-api/couchbase-core-io-3.8.1/[Core API Reference]
+
+The supported and tested dependencies for this release are:
+
+* io.projectreactor:**reactor-core:3.6.9**
+* org.reactivestreams:**reactive-streams:1.0.4**
+
+==== Bug Fixes
+
+* https://couchbasecloud.atlassian.net/browse/SCBC-485[SCBC-485]:
+`SearchQuery.toString()` has not been returning the query JSON since Scala SDK 1.4.5.
+This regression has now been fixed.
+
+==== Improvements
+
+* https://couchbasecloud.atlassian.net/browse/JVMCBC-1631[JVMCBC-1631]:
+Updated `Netty` to `4.1.119`.
+
+
 === Version 1.8.0 (9 April 2025)
 
 Version 1.8.0 is the first release of the 1.8 series.