diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7102a5609..84e2db00a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## v0.8.1
+
+### Features
+
+- Add `ClientBuilder::default_headers` to set headers used for every request.
+- Add `async::ClientBuilder::dns_threads` to set number of threads use for DNS.
+- Add `Response::text` as shortcut to read the full body into a `String`.
+- Add `Response::copy_to` as shortcut for `std::io::copy`.
+
 # v0.8.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c26f79ae3..feb3dc31b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "reqwest"
-version = "0.8.0" # remember to update html_root_url
+version = "0.8.1" # remember to update html_root_url
 description = "higher level HTTP client library"
 keywords = ["http", "request", "client"]
 repository = "https://github.com/seanmonstar/reqwest"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6ac21cc4f..ef496b7ec 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #![deny(warnings)]
 #![deny(missing_docs)]
 #![deny(missing_debug_implementations)]
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/reqwest/0.8.0")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/reqwest/0.8.1")]
 
 //! # reqwest
 //!