diff --git a/.version b/.version
index a8839f7..a8fdfda 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.11.2
\ No newline at end of file
+1.8.1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 137c383..2849b52 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+## 1.8.1 (2026-10-13)
+
+## What's Changed
+* SEC-71727: fix bouncycastle version by @SerhiiKobezaCapgemini in https://github.com/auth0/Guardian.Android/pull/155
+* Bump java-jwt to 4.6.1 and jackson-bom to 2.22.2 to address CVEs by @arunav-gandhi in https://github.com/auth0/Guardian.Android/pull/157
+* Release/0.11.2 by @arunav-gandhi in https://github.com/auth0/Guardian.Android/pull/158
+* GHA CI/CD implementation by @arunav-gandhi in https://github.com/auth0/Guardian.Android/pull/159
+* Initial release pipeline by @arunav-gandhi in https://github.com/auth0/Guardian.Android/pull/161
+* Fix signing secret name, add coverage to release test job, remove secret debugging by @arunav-gandhi in https://github.com/auth0/Guardian.Android/pull/164
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/auth0/Guardian.Android/compare/0.11.1...1.8.1
+
 # Change Log
 
 ## [0.11.2](https://github.com/auth0/Guardian.Android/tree/0.11.2) (2026-10-01)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/auth0/guardian/sample/Constants.java b/app/src/main/java/com/auth0/guardian/sample/Constants.java
index 553507a..d68cf31 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/auth0/guardian/sample/Constants.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/auth0/guardian/sample/Constants.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 package com.auth0.guardian.sample;
 
+// Test commit
 public class Constants {
 
     public static final String ENROLLMENT = "com.auth0.guardian.sample.Constants.ENROLLMENT";
diff --git a/guardian/src/main/java/com/auth0/android/guardian/sdk/ClientInfo.java b/guardian/src/main/java/com/auth0/android/guardian/sdk/ClientInfo.java
index 5c16a4d..24cc077 100644
--- a/guardian/src/main/java/com/auth0/android/guardian/sdk/ClientInfo.java
+++ b/guardian/src/main/java/com/auth0/android/guardian/sdk/ClientInfo.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
 
+// Test comment
 public class ClientInfo {
     final String name = "Guardian.Android";
     final String version = BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME;