diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 03953d6..bf79bd5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to netbox-super-cli are tracked here. Format follows [Keep a
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v1.8.1 — 2026-10-22
+
+Patch release. Fixes two NetBox Branching issues found after v1.8.0.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - **`--branch` after a subcommand no longer switches branches** ([#170]). It is
diff --git a/nsc/_version.py b/nsc/_version.py
index 1b79e9a..0e2dd14 100644
--- a/nsc/_version.py
+++ b/nsc/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Single source of truth for the package version."""
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a890c54..ac5a8ac 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "netbox-super-cli"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 description = "Dynamic NetBox CLI generated from the live OpenAPI schema."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 571e399..542848f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netbox-super-cli"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "click" },