diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bde95e5..66d38039 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.8.1
+
+* Bug fixes to maxzoom, and more tests
+
 ## 1.8.0
 
 * There are tests that can be run with "make test".
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 067acc76..0ed9fb12 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.8.0\n"
+#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.8.1\n"