diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 311438a54e..f969f4c773 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+sosreport (4.8.1) noble; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release
+
+ -- Pavel Moravec <pmoravec@redhat.com>  Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:01:01 +0200
+
 sosreport (4.8.0) noble; urgency=medium
 
   * New 4.8.0 upstream release
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 10636f78de..b2838dae6d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '4.8.0'
+version = '4.8.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.8.0'
+release = '4.8.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/sos.spec b/sos.spec
index 076faa7abb..c8c4b44375 100644
--- a/sos.spec
+++ b/sos.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: A set of tools to gather troubleshooting information from a system
 Name: sos
-Version: 4.8.0
+Version: 4.8.1
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Source0: https://github.com/sosreport/sos/archive/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 License: GPL-2.0-only
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}/usr/config/
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sos/sos.conf
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 15 2024 Pavel Moravec <pmoravec@redhat.com> = 4.8.1
+- New upstream release
+
 * Sat Aug 17 2024 Jake Hunsaker <jacob.r.hunsaker@gmail.com> = 4.8.0
 - New upstream release
 - License clarification to GPLv2 only
diff --git a/sos/__init__.py b/sos/__init__.py
index 86da3fa8ab..66dc9e7b19 100644
--- a/sos/__init__.py
+++ b/sos/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 This module houses the i18n setup and message function. The default is to use
 gettext to internationalize messages.
 """
-__version__ = "4.8.0"
+__version__ = "4.8.1"
 
 import os
 import sys