diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15be1167f97..32bf7930726 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+Paparazzi v5.8.1_stable
+=======================
+
+Maintenance release.
+
+- ground segment: python tools fixes
+- module: stereocam2state improvements/fixes
+  [#1490] (https://github.com/paparazzi/paparazzi/pull/1490)
+- module: fix gps_ublox
+- boards: naze32: default to SERIAL (USB) flash mode
+- generators: always put configure options at beginning
+  [#1517] (https://github.com/paparazzi/paparazzi/pull/1517)
+- generators: varous fixes for loading of modules and subsystems
+- drivers: fix regression of wrong magnetometer axis on Parrot Bebop
+
 Paparazzi v5.8.0_stable
 =======================
 
diff --git a/paparazzi_version b/paparazzi_version
index 0ded83f43ce..804489a309e 100755
--- a/paparazzi_version
+++ b/paparazzi_version
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-DEF_VER=v5.8.0_stable
+DEF_VER=v5.8.1_stable
 
 # First try git describe (if running on a git repo),
 # then use default version from above (for release tarballs).