diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7798deb..4553311 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 fsarchiver: Filesystem Archiver for Linux [http://www.fsarchiver.org]
 =====================================================================
-* 0.8.1 (TODO):
-  - No change yet
+* 0.8.1 (2017-01-10):
+  - Improved support for XFS filesystem (contributions from Marcos Mello)
+  - Updated documentation and comments in the sources (Marcos Mello) 
 * 0.8.0 (2016-08-09):
   - Implemented FAT filesystem support for EFI system partitions
   - Allow user to specify new filesystem label or UUID during restfs
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 363e9b1..4f62540 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 
-AC_INIT([fsarchiver], 0.8.1-git)
-AC_DEFINE([PACKAGE_RELDATE], "2016-MM-DD", [Define the date of the release])
+AC_INIT([fsarchiver], 0.8.1)
+AC_DEFINE([PACKAGE_RELDATE], "2017-01-10", [Define the date of the release])
 AC_DEFINE([PACKAGE_FILEFMT], "FsArCh_002", [Define the version of the file format])
 AC_DEFINE([PACKAGE_VERSION_A], 0, [Major version number])
 AC_DEFINE([PACKAGE_VERSION_B], 8, [Medium version number])