diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c991759..2e22370 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to wuttaweb will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.8.1 (2024-08-15)
+
+### Fix
+
+- improve backward compat for `util.get_liburl()`
+
 ## v0.8.0 (2024-08-15)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 118e712..e07c98b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "WuttaWeb"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Web App for Wutta Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@edbob.org"}]