diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad2a8c09..a3626e91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tlslite-ng version 0.8.0 (2024-12-17)
+tlslite-ng version 0.8.1 (2025-01-02)
 
 [![GitHub CI](https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/tlslite-ng/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/tlslite-ng/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![Read the Docs](https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/tlslite-ng)](https://tlslite-ng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
@@ -582,6 +582,10 @@ TLSAsyncioDispatcherMixIn.py.
 11 History
 ===========
 
+0.8.1 - 2025-01-02
+* apply checks to `ec_point_formats` extension only when negotiating TLS 1.2
+  or earlier (Ganna Starovoytova)
+
 0.8.0 - 2024-12-17
 * DEPRECATION NOTICE: camelCase method and argument names are considered now
   deprecated, ones that use underscore_separator are now the primary ones
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 7d792a77..cae5b0fb 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = u'tlslite-ng'
-copyright = u'2024, Alicja Kario'
+copyright = u'2025, Alicja Kario'
 author = u'Alicja Kario'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = u'0.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'0.8.0'
+release = u'0.8.1'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d68ec387..e560d95b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     README = f.read()
 
 setup(name="tlslite-ng",
-      version="0.8.0",
+      version="0.8.1",
       author="Alicja Kario",
       author_email="hkario@redhat.com",
       url="https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/tlslite-ng",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       obsoletes=["tlslite"],
       python_requires=">=2.6, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*, !=3.5.*",
       classifiers=[
-            'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+            'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
             'Intended Audience :: Developers',
             'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v2 (LGPLv2)',
             'Operating System :: OS Independent',
diff --git a/tlslite/api.py b/tlslite/api.py
index 2872f9fd..40e2f5c5 100644
--- a/tlslite/api.py
+++ b/tlslite/api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # See the LICENSE file for legal information regarding use of this file.
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
 # the whole module is about importing most commonly used methods, for use
 # by other applications
 # pylint: disable=unused-import