diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 64f3cdd..02f17d9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.0"
+  ".": "0.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3445bb..0abb69a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,21 @@
 * improve MCP runtime reporting so agents can work through run, validate, review, trend, and explain workflows from one server surface
 * improve local CI parity by keeping Semgrep runnable through either a direct `semgrep` binary or `python -m semgrep` fallback when available
 
+## [0.8.1](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1) (2026-07-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **adapters:** retry MCP initialization after transient failure ([d2a2550](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/d2a2550a7dec9732224497c1717912a2f2123c09))
+* **adapters:** safe retry semantics in doWithRetry ([ed7b674](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/ed7b6743e6bc821038dbecf6fffb026ea2cf03cd))
+* **config:** let explicit zero/false threshold values survive defaults ([c1a0042](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/c1a00426171f76a2e8e88c36bf2411cac587dcbb))
+* **integrations:** default HTTP timeouts and close credential-egress bypass ([154d5a0](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/154d5a064b19c6f204ca467d8554e6e2fc5ad311))
+* **mcpserver:** JSON-RPC id round-trip, final-line handling, isError tool results ([4c3fbef](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/4c3fbef6b57a79d1d2ef69327db16bfd6a5a63db))
+* **mcpserver:** stop generate-dataset crash and contain tool panics ([c0878af](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/c0878af3066040a1bfc10f9bf4dfed435c00c24f))
+* **persistence:** atomic writes for config, profile, attestation, and replay artifacts ([f44c697](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/f44c697cf71618e3dcb4e26638219e3acfb7ff2c))
+* **plugins:** interrupt hung WASM guests on entry timeout ([db1f643](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/db1f643e39675991b0646dd21ee1b3fea170d6ce))
+* **runner:** never report interrupted runs as passed ([e5fa02a](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/commit/e5fa02ae5c743b3df5e97d0009c6d5c5bf638ed3))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://github.com/devr-tools/cleanr/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0) (2026-06-16)
 
 
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 19716e7..d976b04 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package version
 
-const Number = "0.8.0" // x-release-please-version
+const Number = "0.8.1" // x-release-please-version