diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d08b326fd..f3d090dec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 # WeeChat ChangeLog
 
-## Version 4.8.1 (under dev)
+## Version 4.8.1 (2025-12-01)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index ef7d53824..8c3b98178 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 #     devel-number   the devel version as hex number ("0x04010000" for "4.1.0-dev")
 #
 
-weechat_stable="4.8.0"
-weechat_devel="4.8.1-dev"
+weechat_stable="4.8.1"
+weechat_devel="4.8.1"
 
 stable_major=$(echo "${weechat_stable}" | cut -d"." -f1)
 stable_minor=$(echo "${weechat_stable}" | cut -d"." -f2)