diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 370a36f..a7fd570 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented here. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.8.1] - 2026-06-11
+
+### Changed
+- Refreshed the Claude model catalog to the current model lineup, including support for Claude Fable 5.
+
 ## [0.8.0] - 2026-06-11
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/daemon/internal/backendagent/models.go b/daemon/internal/backendagent/models.go
index 53d534f..342c5a2 100644
--- a/daemon/internal/backendagent/models.go
+++ b/daemon/internal/backendagent/models.go
@@ -161,11 +161,13 @@ func cachedDiscovery(key string, fn func() ([]Model, error)) ([]Model, error) {
 // ── Static catalogs ──
 
 // claudeStaticModels reflects the Claude Code CLI's accepted --model
-// values exposed in the agent-creation dropdown. Default = Opus 4.7
+// values exposed in the agent-creation dropdown. Default = Opus 4.8
 // per product spec.
 func claudeStaticModels() []Model {
 	return []Model{
-		{ID: "claude-opus-4-7", Label: "Claude Opus 4.7", Provider: "anthropic", Default: true},
+		{ID: "claude-fable-5", Label: "Claude Fable 5", Provider: "anthropic"},
+		{ID: "claude-opus-4-8", Label: "Claude Opus 4.8", Provider: "anthropic", Default: true},
+		{ID: "claude-opus-4-7", Label: "Claude Opus 4.7", Provider: "anthropic"},
 		{ID: "claude-sonnet-4-6", Label: "Claude Sonnet 4.6", Provider: "anthropic"},
 		{ID: "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001", Label: "Claude Haiku 4.5", Provider: "anthropic"},
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/internal/backendagent/models_test.go b/daemon/internal/backendagent/models_test.go
index e593e2d..dd4e53c 100644
--- a/daemon/internal/backendagent/models_test.go
+++ b/daemon/internal/backendagent/models_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ func TestDefaultModelID(t *testing.T) {
 		provider string
 		want     string
 	}{
-		{"claude", "claude-opus-4-7"},
+		{"claude", "claude-opus-4-8"},
 		{"codex", "gpt-5.5"},
 		{"unknown", ""},
 		{"", ""},
diff --git a/daemon/internal/rpc/runtime_models_test.go b/daemon/internal/rpc/runtime_models_test.go
index 9cec58a..0d12c39 100644
--- a/daemon/internal/rpc/runtime_models_test.go
+++ b/daemon/internal/rpc/runtime_models_test.go
@@ -36,23 +36,23 @@ func TestRuntimesModelsClaudeCatalog(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected non-empty model catalog")
 	}
 	var defaults int
-	var foundOpus47 bool
+	var foundOpus48 bool
 	for _, m := range resp.Items {
 		if m.Default {
 			defaults++
-			if m.ID != "claude-opus-4-7" {
-				t.Fatalf("expected claude default = claude-opus-4-7, got %s", m.ID)
+			if m.ID != "claude-opus-4-8" {
+				t.Fatalf("expected claude default = claude-opus-4-8, got %s", m.ID)
 			}
 		}
-		if m.ID == "claude-opus-4-7" {
-			foundOpus47 = true
+		if m.ID == "claude-opus-4-8" {
+			foundOpus48 = true
 		}
 	}
 	if defaults != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 default in claude catalog, got %d", defaults)
 	}
-	if !foundOpus47 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected catalog to contain claude-opus-4-7")
+	if !foundOpus48 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected catalog to contain claude-opus-4-8")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 39db836..85c6b62 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "crew44",
-  "version": "0.6.2",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "crew44",
-      "version": "0.6.2",
+      "version": "0.8.1",
       "workspaces": [
         "packages/*"
       ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c7fe99..8bbeee6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "crew44",
   "productName": "Crew44",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "description": "Crew44 — local-first AI crew runner",
   "author": {
     "name": "Crew44",