diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 099626f..7840fde 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.8.0"
+  ".": "1.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0d2e75..097c5b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.1](https://github.com/sleep3r/mtproto.zig/compare/v1.8.0...v1.8.1) (2026-06-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **dashboard:** accept a signed ticket on the log WebSocket (Safari fix) ([#359](https://github.com/sleep3r/mtproto.zig/issues/359)) ([1830e87](https://github.com/sleep3r/mtproto.zig/commit/1830e87bd1388e5c3d4690366f74b9c470d73b59))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/sleep3r/mtproto.zig/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0) (2026-06-13)
 
 
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 0049200..8f239c4 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .{
     .name = .mtproto_zig,
-    .version = "1.8.0", // x-release-please-version
+    .version = "1.8.1", // x-release-please-version
     .fingerprint = 0x4a7d5f2904e880a5, // Changing this has security and trust implications.
     // Earliest supported Zig. The codebase rides churn-prone std APIs
     // (std.Io.Threaded, CompatRwLock shim), so the toolchain is pinned: a 1.0
diff --git a/src/version.zig b/src/version.zig
index c3be03b..bff7fe3 100644
--- a/src/version.zig
+++ b/src/version.zig
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pub const version = "1.8.0"; // x-release-please-version
+pub const version = "1.8.1"; // x-release-please-version