diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b4f389d..58d04ee7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.1.0](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.8...v8.1.0) (2026-05-17)
+
+### Features
+
+* introduce x-accell headers ([9302559](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/commit/9302559d4bb3e4d0adb299ed37438b04c39e1864))
+
 ## [8.0.8](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.7...v8.0.8) (2026-05-13)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5785d773..a34848e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mediacms",
-  "version": "8.0.8",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",