diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index a1f6fa927..70d25386c 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Minecraft Development for IntelliJ
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.8.1] - 2024-08-10
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 - Recommended Artifact ID value was not sanitized properly
 - NeoForge versions in the Architectury were not being matched correctly for the first version of a major Minecraft release
 
-## [1.8.0]
+## [1.8.0] - 2024-07-14
 
 This release contains two major features:
 - Support for MixinExtras expressions ([#2274](https://github.com/minecraft-dev/MinecraftDev/pull/2274))
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5d3d680ee..7f54ad296 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ kotlin.code.style=official
 ideaVersion = 2023.2.2
 ideaVersionName = 2023.2.2
 
-coreVersion = 1.8.0
+coreVersion = 1.8.1
 downloadIdeaSources = true
 
 pluginTomlVersion = 232.8660.88