diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 466473c..3a24e68 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-unreleased
-==========
+1.8.1 / 2015-05-03
+==================
 
   * deps: csrf@~2.0.7
     - Fix compatibility with `crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING` global changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f46ddc3..9ddba5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "csurf",
   "description": "CSRF token middleware",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "author": "Jonathan Ong <me@jongleberry.com> (http://jongleberry.com)",
   "contributors": [
     "Douglas Christopher Wilson <doug@somethingdoug.com>"