diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6b93ba3fe..56e5f08794 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ The types of changes are:
 * `Fixed` for any bug fixes.
 * `Security` in case of vulnerabilities.
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/compare/1.8.0...main)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/compare/1.8.1...main)
 
 ### Added
 
 ### Changed
 
+## [1.8.1](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/compare/1.8.0...1.8.1) - 2022-08-08
+
+### Deprecated
+
 * The following environment variables have been deprecated, and replaced with the new environment variable names indicated below. To avoid breaking existing workflows, the deprecated variables are still respected in v1.8.1. They will be removed in a future release.
   * `FIDESCTL__API__DATABASE_HOST` --> `FIDESCTL__DATABASE__SERVER`
   * `FIDESCTL__API__DATABASE_NAME` --> `FIDESCTL__DATABASE__DB`