diff --git a/changelog.d/20260616_111455_kurtmckee_fix_orjson_compat_getattr.rst b/changelog.d/20260616_111455_kurtmckee_fix_orjson_compat_getattr.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ec83a2c75..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/20260616_111455_kurtmckee_fix_orjson_compat_getattr.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-Fixed
------
-
-- Fix a crash bug in the orjson compatibility module. (:pr:`1396`)
-
-  This manifested as a ``RuntimeError``, and could occur when a test framework
-  accessed the module to check for warning registries in the module.
diff --git a/changelog.rst b/changelog.rst
index 38e89a4e2..8de560825 100644
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ to a major new version of the SDK.
 
 .. scriv-insert-here
 
+.. _changelog-4.8.1:
+
+v4.8.1 (2026-06-16)
+===================
+
+Fixed
+-----
+
+- Fix a crash bug in the orjson compatibility module. (:pr:`1396`)
+
+  This manifested as a ``RuntimeError`` when code inspected the module.
+
 .. _changelog-4.8.0:
 
 v4.8.0 (2026-06-10)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a67ab7b58..46b21eb6a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "globus-sdk"
-version = "4.8.0"
+version = "4.8.1"
 authors = [
     { name = "Globus Team", email = "support@globus.org" },
 ]