diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index ae7a2e35671..ab7ce828592 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ body:
       label: Che version
       description: if workspace is running, version can be obtained with help/about menu
       options:
-        - "7.80@latest"
+        - "7.81@latest"
         - "next (development version)"
+        - "7.80"
         - "7.79"
         - "7.78"
         - "7.77"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a8739df289d..80af335064a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.81.0-next
+7.81.0
diff --git a/tests/e2e/constants/BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.ts b/tests/e2e/constants/BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.ts
index 5f9b320d124..86b38cd0cdb 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/constants/BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/constants/BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ export const BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS: {
 		return BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.TS_SELENIUM_BASE_URL.includes('devspaces')
 			? 'devspaces'
 			: BASE_TEST_CONSTANTS.TS_SELENIUM_BASE_URL.includes('che')
-			? 'che'
-			: 'default';
+				? 'che'
+				: 'default';
 	},
 	/**
 	 * testing application version
diff --git a/tests/e2e/constants/PLUGIN_TEST_CONSTANTS.ts b/tests/e2e/constants/PLUGIN_TEST_CONSTANTS.ts
index e5ad1ef5469..2d524d6a518 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/constants/PLUGIN_TEST_CONSTANTS.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/constants/PLUGIN_TEST_CONSTANTS.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,5 @@ export const PLUGIN_TEST_CONSTANTS: { TS_SAMPLE_LIST: string } = {
 	 * dashboard samples to check in RecommendedExtensions.spec.ts
 	 */
 	TS_SAMPLE_LIST:
-		process.env.TS_SAMPLE_LIST ||
-		'Node.js MongoDB,Node.js Express,Java Lombok,Quarkus REST API,Python,.NET,C/C++,Go,PHP,Ansible'
+		process.env.TS_SAMPLE_LIST || 'Node.js MongoDB,Node.js Express,Java Lombok,Quarkus REST API,Python,.NET,C/C++,Go,PHP,Ansible'
 };
diff --git a/tests/e2e/package-lock.json b/tests/e2e/package-lock.json
index 76f36863c84..aaa5a294022 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/package-lock.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@eclipse-che/che-e2e",
-	"version": "7.81.0-next",
+	"version": "7.81.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@eclipse-che/che-e2e",
-			"version": "7.81.0-next",
+			"version": "7.81.0",
 			"license": "ISC",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@eclipse-che/api": "latest",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/package.json b/tests/e2e/package.json
index db4b9ae07b3..e4cc7a3a8d4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/package.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@eclipse-che/che-e2e",
-	"version": "7.81.0-next",
+	"version": "7.81.0",
 	"description": "",
 	"main": "dist/index.js",
 	"scripts": {
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@eclipse-che/api": "latest",
 		"inversify": "6.0.1",
-		"reflect-metadata": "0.1.13"
+		"reflect-metadata": "0.1.13",
+		"@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator": "7.81.0"
 	},
 	"resolutions": {
 		"minimist": "^1.2.5"