diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bccfaeea..fba10fe9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 8.0.5
+### Web
+Release picked file data in memory to avoid memory leak
+
 ## 8.0.4
 ### Android
 Removes references to Flutter v1 android embedding classes.
diff --git a/lib/_internal/file_picker_web.dart b/lib/_internal/file_picker_web.dart
index f43f127a..0287f20d 100644
--- a/lib/_internal/file_picker_web.dart
+++ b/lib/_internal/file_picker_web.dart
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ class FilePickerWeb extends FilePicker {
     _target.children.add(uploadInput);
     uploadInput.click();
 
+    firstChild = _target.firstChild;
+    while (firstChild != null) {
+      _target.removeChild(firstChild);
+      firstChild = _target.firstChild;
+    }
+
     final List<PlatformFile>? files = await filesCompleter.future;
 
     return files == null ? null : FilePickerResult(files);
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 42771cb2..6147c99a 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: A package that allows you to use a native file explorer to pick sin
 homepage: https://github.com/miguelpruivo/plugins_flutter_file_picker
 repository: https://github.com/miguelpruivo/flutter_file_picker
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/miguelpruivo/flutter_file_picker/issues
-version: 8.0.4
+version: 8.0.5
 
 dependencies:
   flutter: