diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 645c0c5fc2..24d329c1c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.8.1 (2018-09-27)
+
+* [NDK] Fix a packaging issue on Maven Central in v4.8.0
+
 ## 4.8.0 (2018-09-27)
 
 This release includes new versions of both bugsnag-android and
diff --git a/examples/sdk-app-example/build.gradle b/examples/sdk-app-example/build.gradle
index e4bb8e70ca..77b00b2332 100644
--- a/examples/sdk-app-example/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/sdk-app-example/build.gradle
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.bugsnag:bugsnag-android-ndk:4.8.0'
+    implementation 'com.bugsnag:bugsnag-android-ndk:4.8.1'
     // If developing locally, replace the above line with the following:
     // implementation project(path: ':sdk', configuration: 'default')
     // api project(path: ':ndk', configuration: 'default')
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2bd331a61a..14427fbe21 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536m
 # This option should only be used with decoupled projects. More details, visit
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
-VERSION_NAME=4.8.0
+VERSION_NAME=4.8.1
 GROUP=com.bugsnag
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-android
 POM_SCM_CONNECTION=scm:git@github.com:bugsnag/bugsnag-android.git
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/com/bugsnag/android/Notifier.java b/sdk/src/main/java/com/bugsnag/android/Notifier.java
index c9e713d188..1513c51db8 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/com/bugsnag/android/Notifier.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/com/bugsnag/android/Notifier.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 public class Notifier implements JsonStream.Streamable {
 
     private static final String NOTIFIER_NAME = "Android Bugsnag Notifier";
-    private static final String NOTIFIER_VERSION = "4.8.0";
+    private static final String NOTIFIER_VERSION = "4.8.1";
     private static final String NOTIFIER_URL = "https://bugsnag.com";
 
     @NonNull