diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d54a13a..d65a1bfc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.8.1 (2026-10-12)
+
+### Feat
+
+- all CLI-based errors now come out in the same JSON format to further improve scripting and LLM integration
+
+### Fix
+
+- never panic when the log directory is unwritable; disable file logging instead [#67]
+
 ## v0.8.0 (2026-09-30)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 61d3fdb1..d422bd45 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "managarr"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2c8ab11e..e359629a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "managarr"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 authors = ["Alex Clarke <alex.j.tusa@gmail.com>"]
 description = "A TUI and CLI to manage your Servarrs"
 keywords = ["managarr", "ratatui", "dashboard", "servarr", "tui"]