diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 7f8bda1e5..ab33a3a86 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ Cisco Nxos Collection Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v8.1.0
+======
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- route_maps - support simple route-maps that do not contain set or match statements. it allows for the creation and management of purely basic route-map entries like 'route-map test-1 permit 10'.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- nxos_l3_interfaces - fail if encapsulation exists on a different sub-interface.
+- nxos_static_routes - correctly generate command when track parameter is specified.
+
 v8.0.0
 ======
 
@@ -16,8 +30,7 @@ Minor Changes
 -------------
 
 - Add support for cli_restore functionality.
-- Please refer the PR to know more about core changes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.netcommon/pull/618).
-  The cli_restore module is a part of ansible.netcommon.
+- Please refer the PR to know more about core changes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.netcommon/pull/618). The cli_restore module is a part of ansible.netcommon.
 
 Bugfixes
 --------
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index c0b40cc7f..6054f87e9 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1091,3 +1091,17 @@ releases:
       - fix_771.yaml
       - trivial.yaml
     release_date: "2024-04-19"
+  8.1.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+        - nxos_l3_interfaces - fail if encapsulation exists on a different sub-interface.
+        - nxos_static_routes - correctly generate command when track parameter is specified.
+      minor_changes:
+        - route_maps - support simple route-maps that do not contain set or match statements.
+          it allows for the creation and management of purely basic route-map entries
+          like 'route-map test-1 permit 10'.
+    fragments:
+      - ana_442.yaml
+      - nxos_l3_interfaces.yaml
+      - route_maps.yaml
+    release_date: "2024-05-22"
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ana_442.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/ana_442.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6245c7c81..000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/ana_442.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-bugfixes:
-  - "nxos_static_routes - correctly generate command when track parameter is specified."
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/nxos_l3_interfaces.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/nxos_l3_interfaces.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b516aa859..000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/nxos_l3_interfaces.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-bugfixes:
-  - "`nxos_l3_interfaces` - fail if encapsulation exists on a different sub-interface."
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/route_maps.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/route_maps.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b02073095..000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/route_maps.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-minor_changes:
-  - "route_maps - support simple route-maps that do not contain set or match statements.
-    it allows for the creation and management of purely basic route-map entries like 'route-map test-1 permit 10'."
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 58c4130b7..2ff5ec58f 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ readme: README.md
 repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.nxos
 issues: https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.nxos/issues
 tags: [cisco, nxos, networking, nxapi, netconf]
-version: 8.0.0
+version: 8.1.0