diff --git a/R/DESCRIPTION b/R/DESCRIPTION
index cf1fc1e5a9e..868fddb9c39 100644
--- a/R/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/R/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: apache.sedona
 Title: R Interface for Apache Sedona
-Version: 1.8.0
+Version: 1.8.1
 Authors@R:
     c(person(family = "Apache Sedona",
              role = c("aut", "cre"),
diff --git a/R/R/dependencies.R b/R/R/dependencies.R
index 2fcc3fefe67..6ecfbc7c388 100644
--- a/R/R/dependencies.R
+++ b/R/R/dependencies.R
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spark_dependencies <- function(spark_version, scala_version, ...) {
   }
 
   packages <- c(
-    "org.datasyslab:geotools-wrapper:1.8.0-33.1"
+    "org.datasyslab:geotools-wrapper:1.8.1-33.1"
   )
   jars <- NULL
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spark_dependencies <- function(spark_version, scala_version, ...) {
       paste0(
         "org.apache.sedona:sedona-",
         c("spark-shaded"),
-        sprintf("-%s_%s:1.8.0", spark_version, scala_version)
+        sprintf("-%s_%s:1.8.1", spark_version, scala_version)
       ),
       packages
     )
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index e53a0231f3b..d6b33d07fc9 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@ extra:
     current_version: 1.8.0
     current_geotools: 1.8.0-33.1
   sedona_create_release:
-    current_version: 1.8.0
-    current_git_tag: sedona-1.8.0-rc1
-    current_rc: 1.8.0-rc1
-    current_snapshot: 1.8.1-SNAPSHOT
-    next_version: 1.8.1
-copyright: Copyright © 2025 The Apache Software Foundation. Apache Sedona, Sedona, Apache, the Apache feather logo, and the Apache Sedona project logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation in the United States and other countries. All other marks mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Please visit <a href="https://www.apache.org/">Apache Software Foundation</a> for more details.<img referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://static.scarf.sh/a.png?x-pxid=f3e121f6-c909-4592-8be6-5bd345768cba" /><img referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://analytics.apache.org/matomo.php?idsite=74&rec=1" />
+    current_version: 1.8.1
+    current_git_tag: sedona-1.8.1-rc1
+    current_rc: 1.8.1-rc1
+    current_snapshot: 1.9.0-SNAPSHOT
+    next_version: 1.9.0
+copyright: Copyright © 2026 The Apache Software Foundation. Apache Sedona, Sedona, Apache, the Apache feather logo, and the Apache Sedona project logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation in the United States and other countries. All other marks mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Please visit <a href="https://www.apache.org/">Apache Software Foundation</a> for more details.<img referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://static.scarf.sh/a.png?x-pxid=f3e121f6-c909-4592-8be6-5bd345768cba" /><img referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://analytics.apache.org/matomo.php?idsite=74&rec=1" />
 
 markdown_extensions:
   - admonition
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 9b8ef8a5850..b988966c4fc 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "apache-sedona"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 description = "Apache Sedona is a cluster computing system for processing large-scale spatial data"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
diff --git a/python/sedona/version.py b/python/sedona/version.py
index a815f021fe3..3a05f45e7f9 100644
--- a/python/sedona/version.py
+++ b/python/sedona/version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
diff --git a/zeppelin/package.json b/zeppelin/package.json
index d9c1ff265cf..25e704ab70e 100644
--- a/zeppelin/package.json
+++ b/zeppelin/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "apache-sedona",
   "description": "Zeppelin visualization support for Sedona",
   "author": "Apache Sedona, original authors are listed on https://github.com/myuwono/zeppelin-leaflet",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",