diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b6145854c..207a48160 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [20.8.1] - 2020-09-01
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 * `pretty_print()` has a new argument that can optionally handle a file. The output is redirected to this file. default is `sys.stdout`, as it is for build-in `print()` [#277](https://github.com/greenbone/python-gvm/pull/277)
 
-### Deprecated
-### Removed
-
 ### Fixed
 
 * `ARP_PING` is now a field of `AliveTypes`, the old `APR_PING` name is still available. [#281](https://github.com/greenbone/python-gvm/pull/281)
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/greenbone/python-gvm/compare/v20.8.0...HEAD
-
+[20.8.1]: https://github.com/greenbone/python-gvm/compare/v20.8.0...HEAD
 
 ## [20.8.0] - 2020-08-19
 
diff --git a/gvm/__version__.py b/gvm/__version__.py
index 2e4dcbc58..d770818ac 100644
--- a/gvm/__version__.py
+++ b/gvm/__version__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 # THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT TOUCH!
 
-__version__ = "20.8.1.dev1"
+__version__ = "20.8.1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 89549325c..3d7b956c2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "python-gvm"
-version = "20.8.1.dev1"
+version = "20.8.1"
 description = "Library to communicate with remote servers over GMP or OSP" 
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = ["Greenbone Networks GmbH <info@greenbone.net>"]