diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aaa796de..73e405a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.8.1
+
+- Add POM name and description for `:common` project.
+
 ## 1.8.0
 
 - Refactor SDK: `com.powersync:powersync-core` has an identical API, but now depends on 
diff --git a/common/gradle.properties b/common/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b60741d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+POM_ARTIFACT_ID=common
+POM_NAME=PowerSync Common
+POM_DESCRIPTION=Common APIs for the PowerSync Kotlin SDK without a fixed SQLite dependency.
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 44811ed3..d45a296a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ development=true
 RELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=true
 # Library config
 GROUP=com.powersync
-LIBRARY_VERSION=1.8.0
+LIBRARY_VERSION=1.8.1
 GITHUB_REPO=https://github.com/powersync-ja/powersync-kotlin.git
 # POM
 POM_URL=https://github.com/powersync-ja/powersync-kotlin/