diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 4efdb3347..b61b533ab 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 8.1.1 (released 2024-02-27)
+
+- Revert "serializers: updated datacite schema rights."
+
 Version 8.1.0 (released 2024-02-27)
 
 - pids: allow empty-string PIDs
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
index 7dd606acd..77e562554 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 
 from .ext import InvenioRDMRecords
 
-__version__ = "8.1.0"
+__version__ = "8.1.1"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__", "InvenioRDMRecords")