diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 329c210..c696ddd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.1](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/ch.sbb.polarion.extension.excel-importer/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1) (2024-10-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* unknown values must raise error for boolean fields instead of be… ([#51](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/ch.sbb.polarion.extension.excel-importer/issues/51)) ([7415219](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/ch.sbb.polarion.extension.excel-importer/commit/7415219fde4a35cb77ae7cb43df46498d27e4ebb)), closes [#43](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/ch.sbb.polarion.extension.excel-importer/issues/43)
+
 ## [2.8.0](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/ch.sbb.polarion.extension.excel-importer/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0) (2024-10-03)
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6ce930b..64f10f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>ch.sbb.polarion.extension.excel-importer</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Polarion ALM extension to process WorkItems by uploading xlsx-files</name>