diff --git a/changelog.html b/changelog.html
index 2f63f840..6bd6d39c 100644
--- a/changelog.html
+++ b/changelog.html
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ <h1>
 Pade Changelog
 </h1>
 
+<p><b>1.8.1</b> -- <i>April 30, 2024</i></p>
+ <ul>
+	<li></li>
+ </ul>
+ 
 <p><b>1.8.0</b> -- <i>March 18, 2024</i></p>
  <ul>
 	<li>Marking that this version (and implicitly, future versions) are now compatible with Openfire 4.8.0+</li>
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 332c289c..c5fcb780 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <description>${project.description}</description>
     <author>Ignite Realtime</author>
     <version>${project.version}</version>
-    <date>18/03/2024</date>	
+    <date>30/04/2024</date>	
     <minServerVersion>4.8.0</minServerVersion>
     <minJavaVersion>1.11</minJavaVersion>   
     <adminconsole>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ff7d57bb..19fe0915 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     
     <groupId>org.igniterealtime.openfire</groupId>
     <artifactId>pade</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0</version>	
+    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>	
     
     <name>Pade</name>
     <description>Web-based chat, groupchat, telephones, audio and video conferencing solution using ConverseJS, Jitsi and FreeSWITCH</description>