diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e409c400..49ca155a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 target/
 dbt_modules/
+dbt_packages/
 logs/
-venv/
\ No newline at end of file
+venv/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b64c27c4..8399441a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-# dbt-utils (next version)
+# dbt-utils v0.8.1
+
+## Under the hood
+- also ignore `dbt_packages/` directory [#463](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-utils/pull/463)
+
 ## Fixes
 - `type_timestamp` macro now explicitly casts postgres and redshift warehouse timestamp data types as `timestamp without time zone`, to be consistent with Snowflake behaviour (`timestamp_ntz`). 
+
 # dbt-utils v0.8.0
 ## 🚨 Breaking changes
 - dbt ONE POINT OH is here! This version of dbt-utils requires _any_ version (minor and patch) of v1, which means far less need for compatibility releases in the future.