diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index dc461fc..53720f4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ CHANGES
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+0.8.1 (2023-02-10)
+==================
+- Add ``conn_args`` to ``Client`` to allow TLS and other options when connecting to memcache.
+
 0.8.0 (2022-12-11)
 ==================
 - Add ``FlagClient`` to support memcached flags.
diff --git a/aiomcache/__init__.py b/aiomcache/__init__.py
index d006cf9..4a56009 100644
--- a/aiomcache/__init__.py
+++ b/aiomcache/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 __all__ = ("Client", "ClientException", "FlagClient", "ValidationException")
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"