diff --git a/changelog/11475.bugfix.rst b/changelog/11475.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index bef8f4f76d3..00000000000
--- a/changelog/11475.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed regression where ``--importmode=importlib`` would import non-test modules more than once.
diff --git a/changelog/12069.trivial.rst b/changelog/12069.trivial.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 25c0db1c115..00000000000
--- a/changelog/12069.trivial.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-Delayed the deprecation of the following features to ``9.0.0``:
-
-* :ref:`node-ctor-fspath-deprecation`.
-* :ref:`legacy-path-hooks-deprecated`.
-
-It was discovered after ``8.1.0`` was released that the warnings about the impeding removal were not being displayed, so the team decided to revert the removal.
-
-This was the reason for ``8.1.0`` being yanked.
diff --git a/doc/en/announce/index.rst b/doc/en/announce/index.rst
index 68cae83d773..40eccdd748a 100644
--- a/doc/en/announce/index.rst
+++ b/doc/en/announce/index.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release announcements
    :maxdepth: 2
 
 
+   release-8.1.1
    release-8.1.0
    release-8.0.2
    release-8.0.1
diff --git a/doc/en/announce/release-8.1.1.rst b/doc/en/announce/release-8.1.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89b617b487d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/en/announce/release-8.1.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+pytest-8.1.1
+=======================================
+
+pytest 8.1.1 has just been released to PyPI.
+
+This is a bug-fix release, being a drop-in replacement. To upgrade::
+
+  pip install --upgrade pytest
+
+The full changelog is available at https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/changelog.html.
+
+Thanks to all of the contributors to this release:
+
+* Ran Benita
+
+
+Happy testing,
+The pytest Development Team
diff --git a/doc/en/builtin.rst b/doc/en/builtin.rst
index 1e1210648eb..9d49389f190 100644
--- a/doc/en/builtin.rst
+++ b/doc/en/builtin.rst
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ For information about fixtures, see :ref:`fixtures`. To see a complete list of a
             `pytest-xdist <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist>`__ plugin. See
             :issue:`7767` for details.
 
-    tmpdir_factory [session scope] -- .../_pytest/legacypath.py:317
+    tmpdir_factory [session scope] -- .../_pytest/legacypath.py:303
         Return a :class:`pytest.TempdirFactory` instance for the test session.
 
-    tmpdir -- .../_pytest/legacypath.py:324
+    tmpdir -- .../_pytest/legacypath.py:310
         Return a temporary directory path object which is unique to each test
         function invocation, created as a sub directory of the base temporary
         directory.
diff --git a/doc/en/changelog.rst b/doc/en/changelog.rst
index 3442305943f..bea4257af0f 100644
--- a/doc/en/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/en/changelog.rst
@@ -28,16 +28,13 @@ with advance notice in the **Deprecations** section of releases.
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
-pytest 8.1.0 (YANKED)
-=====================
-
+pytest 8.1.1 (2024-03-08)
+=========================
 
 .. note::
 
-       This release has been **yanked**: it broke some plugins without the proper warning period, due to
-       some warnings not showing up as expected.
-
-       See `#12069 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12069>`__.
+       This release is not a usual bug fix release -- it contains features and improvements, being a follow up
+       to ``8.1.0``, which has been yanked from PyPI.
 
 Features
 --------
@@ -94,6 +91,9 @@ Improvements
 Bug Fixes
 ---------
 
+- `#11475 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/11475>`_: Fixed regression where ``--importmode=importlib`` would import non-test modules more than once.
+
+
 - `#11904 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/11904>`_: Fixed a regression in pytest 8.0.0 that would cause test collection to fail due to permission errors when using ``--pyargs``.
 
   This change improves the collection tree for tests specified using ``--pyargs``, see :pull:`12043` for a comparison with pytest 8.0 and <8.
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ Bug Fixes
 - `#12039 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12039>`_: Fixed a regression in ``8.0.2`` where tests created using :fixture:`tmp_path` have been collected multiple times in CI under Windows.
 
 
-
 Improved Documentation
 ----------------------
 
@@ -128,6 +127,28 @@ Trivial/Internal Changes
     If you really need to, copy the function from the previous pytest release.
 
 
+- `#12069 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12069>`_: Delayed the deprecation of the following features to ``9.0.0``:
+
+  * :ref:`node-ctor-fspath-deprecation`.
+  * :ref:`legacy-path-hooks-deprecated`.
+
+  It was discovered after ``8.1.0`` was released that the warnings about the impeding removal were not being displayed, so the team decided to revert the removal.
+
+  This is the reason for ``8.1.0`` being yanked.
+
+
+pytest 8.1.0 (YANKED)
+=====================
+
+
+.. note::
+
+       This release has been **yanked**: it broke some plugins without the proper warning period, due to
+       some warnings not showing up as expected.
+
+       See `#12069 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12069>`__.
+
+
 pytest 8.0.2 (2024-02-24)
 =========================
 
diff --git a/doc/en/example/parametrize.rst b/doc/en/example/parametrize.rst
index 85c6836792f..ad17ce0b430 100644
--- a/doc/en/example/parametrize.rst
+++ b/doc/en/example/parametrize.rst
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ objects, they are still using the default pytest representation:
     rootdir: /home/sweet/project
     collected 8 items
 
-    <Dir parametrize.rst-195>
+    <Dir parametrize.rst-196>
       <Module test_time.py>
         <Function test_timedistance_v0[a0-b0-expected0]>
         <Function test_timedistance_v0[a1-b1-expected1]>
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ If you just collect tests you'll also nicely see 'advanced' and 'basic' as varia
     rootdir: /home/sweet/project
     collected 4 items
 
-    <Dir parametrize.rst-195>
+    <Dir parametrize.rst-196>
       <Module test_scenarios.py>
         <Class TestSampleWithScenarios>
           <Function test_demo1[basic]>
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Let's first see how it looks like at collection time:
     rootdir: /home/sweet/project
     collected 2 items
 
-    <Dir parametrize.rst-195>
+    <Dir parametrize.rst-196>
       <Module test_backends.py>
         <Function test_db_initialized[d1]>
         <Function test_db_initialized[d2]>
diff --git a/doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst b/doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst
index 6822aa68ea7..68737267ef4 100644
--- a/doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst
+++ b/doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ The test collection would look like this:
     configfile: pytest.ini
     collected 2 items
 
-    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-196>
+    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-197>
       <Module check_myapp.py>
         <Class CheckMyApp>
           <Function simple_check>
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ You can always peek at the collection tree without running tests like this:
     configfile: pytest.ini
     collected 3 items
 
-    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-196>
+    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-197>
       <Dir CWD>
         <Module pythoncollection.py>
           <Function test_function>
diff --git a/doc/en/getting-started.rst b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
index 89381c8c76f..40632645d16 100644
--- a/doc/en/getting-started.rst
+++ b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Install ``pytest``
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ pytest --version
-    pytest 8.1.0
+    pytest 8.1.1
 
 .. _`simpletest`:
 
diff --git a/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst b/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
index c32de161002..795d2caf50d 100644
--- a/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
+++ b/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ Running the above tests results in the following test IDs being used:
    rootdir: /home/sweet/project
    collected 12 items
 
-   <Dir fixtures.rst-214>
+   <Dir fixtures.rst-215>
      <Module test_anothersmtp.py>
        <Function test_showhelo[smtp.gmail.com]>
        <Function test_showhelo[mail.python.org]>