diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0ac50f..c2120a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
+- **[v0.8.1](#v081)**
 - **[v0.8.0](#v080)**
 - **[v0.7.1](#v071)**
 - **[v0.7.0](#v070)**
@@ -14,6 +15,20 @@
 - **[v0.2.1](#v021)**
 - **[v0.2.0](#v020)**
 
+# v0.8.1
+
+## Release Notes
+
+**v0.8.1 is a patch release for the CAMARA tooling repository.**
+
+This release fixes two P-025 false positives found while evaluating the blast radius of the `v0.8.0` S-211 fix: a scenario-step line that reuses the API name as a resource-path segment later in the same line (e.g. `/qos-profiles/vwip/qos-profiles/{name}`), and a `#` comment documenting the raw operation being misread as a scenario step. No new rule ID.
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Fix two P-025 false positives on real-world feature-file lines by @hdamker in https://github.com/camaraproject/tooling/pull/395
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/camaraproject/tooling/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1
+
 # v0.8.0
 
 ## Release Notes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22ed02d..afeae42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ tooling/
 * **[`VERSION.yaml`](VERSION.yaml)** — records the current numbered tooling release version.
 * **[`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md)** — records numbered release notes and links to GitHub comparisons.
 * **`v1-rc`** — floating lightweight tag covering the validation and release automation framework v1 release candidate. This is the active consumption line for CAMARA API repositories.
-* **Numbered release tags** — immutable tags such as `v0.8.0` mark release points on `main`.
+* **Numbered release tags** — immutable tags such as `v0.8.1` mark release points on `main`.
 * **`v0`** — retired legacy linting tag. It is kept for historical compatibility and is not advanced for new releases.
 * **`main`** — active development branch.
 
diff --git a/VERSION.yaml b/VERSION.yaml
index 10b5e9c..d5e6681 100644
--- a/VERSION.yaml
+++ b/VERSION.yaml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version: 0.8.0
+version: 0.8.1