diff --git a/omemo/CHANGELOG b/omemo/CHANGELOG
index 4847acebfbc468b7a83ab726e29e13f90c1d1807..f13382b93bbbfb2b55c32c3be5209b5a08dbb064 100644
--- a/omemo/CHANGELOG
+++ b/omemo/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2.8.1 / 2021-01-08
+- Fix file download
+
 2.7.12 / 2020-12-06
 - Adapt to Gajim changes
 
diff --git a/omemo/manifest.ini b/omemo/manifest.ini
index cda2250a3064294ac2d48829b4b9b66a867e8de1..1e82dba0f4870b1ac9ea2ba63bccfcd1ede86908 100644
--- a/omemo/manifest.ini
+++ b/omemo/manifest.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [info]
 name: OMEMO
 short_name: omemo
-version: 2.8.0
+version: 2.8.1
 description: OMEMO is an XMPP Extension Protocol (XEP) for secure multi-client end-to-end encryption based on Axolotl and PEP. You need to install some dependencies, detailed in the installation instructions for your system in the GitLab wiki.
 authors: Bahtiar `kalkin-` Gadimov <bahtiar@gadimov.de>
  Daniel Gultsch <daniel@gultsch.de>