diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index e1882379..3e74dd1e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ## [0.8.1] - 2024-02-XX
 ### Changed
-- Readme to reflect docker db configuration for testing.
-- added dependency warning when attempting to run pytest suite without optional dependencies.
+- Readme to reflect docker db configuration for testing. #145
+- added dependency warning when attempting to run pytest suite without optional dependencies. #146
 ### Fixed
 - ensure log files are gathered for portable reports, #149
 - Fix minor html report title bugs #151
diff --git a/pipestat/_version.py b/pipestat/_version.py
index 777f190d..8088f751 100644
--- a/pipestat/_version.py
+++ b/pipestat/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"