diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f2abd9c0..d91ba711 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
     "packages/as-sha256": "1.2.5",
     "packages/persistent-merkle-tree": "1.3.1",
     "packages/persistent-ts": "1.0.3",
-    "packages/ssz": "1.8.0"
+    "packages/ssz": "1.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/ssz/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ssz/CHANGELOG.md
index c011b4cf..d4cf3601 100644
--- a/packages/ssz/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ssz/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guideline
     * @chainsafe/as-sha256 bumped from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0
     * @chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree bumped from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0
 
+## [1.8.1](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/compare/ssz-v1.8.0...ssz-v1.8.1) (2026-10-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* cache nodes in ProgressiveListBasicTreeView ([#553](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/issues/553)) ([dc7d1e3](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/commit/dc7d1e39533c7d53a11329a8acebab359a5b24ff))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/compare/ssz-v1.7.0...ssz-v1.8.0) (2026-09-14)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/ssz/package.json b/packages/ssz/package.json
index 39791245..44f37106 100644
--- a/packages/ssz/package.json
+++ b/packages/ssz/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz.git",
     "directory": "packages/ssz"
   },
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",