diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0c222d76..9ee9a49db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.8.1
+
+* Ensured WebMock doesn't interfere with `em-synchrony`, when `em-synchrony/em-http` is not included.
+
+    Thanks to [Nick Recobra](https://github.com/oruen)
+
+* Improved README
+
+    Thanks to [Jordan Elver](https://github.com/jordelver)
+
+
 ## 1.8.0
 
 * Matching request body against partial hash.
diff --git a/lib/webmock/version.rb b/lib/webmock/version.rb
index 9d54257ff..4477a1f3b 100644
--- a/lib/webmock/version.rb
+++ b/lib/webmock/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module WebMock
-  VERSION = '1.8.0' unless defined?(::WebMock::VERSION)
+  VERSION = '1.8.1' unless defined?(::WebMock::VERSION)
 end