diff --git a/adminer/include/version.inc.php b/adminer/include/version.inc.php
index 63b536506..59333b955 100644
--- a/adminer/include/version.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/include/version.inc.php
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <?php
-$VERSION = "4.8.1-dev";
+$VERSION = "4.8.1";
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index a9e45a5ca..b016ff71d 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Adminer 4.8.1-dev:
+Adminer 4.8.1 (released 2021-05-14):
 Internet Explorer or PDO in Adminer 4.7.8-4.8.0: Fix XSS in doc_link (bug #797)
 Fix more PHP 8 warnings (bug #781)
 Avoid PHP warnings with PDO drivers (bug #786, regression from 4.7.8)