diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 614da8b..2677dfe 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2.9 (to come)
+2.8.1 (April 2025)
 
 New features:
 
diff --git a/META b/META
index 35ce4bb..b7ff749 100644
--- a/META
+++ b/META
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name="cpdf"
 description="PDF commmand line tools"
-version="2.8"
+version="2.8.1"
 requires="camlpdf"
 archive(byte)="cpdf.cma"
 archive(native)="cpdf.cmxa"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c04b99b..b41a6e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For commercial licenses, email
 [contact@coherentgraphics.co.uk](mailto:contact@coherentgraphics.co.uk) or
 visit [https://www.coherentpdf.com/](https://www.coherentpdf.com/)
 
-Copyright Coherent Graphics Ltd 2024.
+Copyright Coherent Graphics Ltd 2025.
 
 This code builds two things:
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ To build
 --------
 
 If downloading from Github, obtain the correct source. This means choosing the
-tag for a particular version, such as "v2.8". The head of the master branch
+tag for a particular version, such as "v2.8.1". The head of the master branch
 is unstable.
 
 1. Type `make` to make the cpdf executable and the library
diff --git a/cpdf.1 b/cpdf.1
index 303298c..02bf9b7 100644
--- a/cpdf.1
+++ b/cpdf.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" Process this file with
 .\" groff -man -Tascii cpdf.1
 .\"
-.TH CPDF 1 "DECEMBER 2024" "" ""
+.TH CPDF 1 "APRIL 2025" "" ""
 .SH NAME
 cpdf \- PDF command line tools
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/cpdf.opam b/cpdf.opam
index 6e2b4e7..55eedaa 100644
--- a/cpdf.opam
+++ b/cpdf.opam
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 opam-version: "2.0"
 name: "cpdf"
-version: "2.8"
+version: "2.8.1"
 maintainer: "contact@coherentgraphics.co.uk"
 license: "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 build: [[make]]