diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 165d7d2d7..686740005 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+1.8.1 / 2013-10-10 
+==================
+
+ * pkg: update deep-eql version
+
 1.8.0 / 2013-09-18 
 ==================
 
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
index 362fe57a7..46fb0bfb6 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## 1.8.1 / 2013-10-10 
+
+The following changes are required if you are upgrading from the previous version:
+
+- **Users:**
+  - Refresh `node_modules` folder for updated dependencies. 
+- **Plugin Developers:** 
+  - No changes required
+- **Core Contributors:** 
+  - Refresh `node_modules` folder for updated dependencies. 
+
+### Browserify
+
+This is a small patch that updates the dependency tree so browserify users can install
+chai. (Remove conditional requires)
+
 ## 1.8.0 / 2013-09-18 
 
 The following changes are required if you are upgrading from the previous version:
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 0279f2920..2ea76194a 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "chai"
-  , "version": "1.8.0"
+  , "version": "1.8.1"
   , "description": "BDD/TDD assertion library for node.js and the browser. Test framework agnostic."
   , "license": "MIT"
   , "keywords": [
diff --git a/chai.js b/chai.js
index 2663a500d..7c8bea911 100644
--- a/chai.js
+++ b/chai.js
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ var used = []
  * Chai version
  */
 
-exports.version = '1.8.0';
+exports.version = '1.8.1';
 
 /*!
  * Assertion Error
diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index 30ac19bd6..d199455bf 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "chai"
   , "repo": "chaijs/chai"
-  , "version": "1.8.0"
+  , "version": "1.8.1"
   , "description": "BDD/TDD assertion library for node.js and the browser. Test framework agnostic."
   , "license": "MIT"
   , "keywords": [
diff --git a/lib/chai.js b/lib/chai.js
index e58b857ab..a3161957f 100644
--- a/lib/chai.js
+++ b/lib/chai.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var used = []
  * Chai version
  */
 
-exports.version = '1.8.0';
+exports.version = '1.8.1';
 
 /*!
  * Assertion Error
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2259e6efc..b45b6476c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "Veselin Todorov <hi@vesln.com>",
     "John Firebaugh <john.firebaugh@gmail.com>"
   ],
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/chaijs/chai"