diff --git a/data/music.metainfo.xml.in b/data/music.metainfo.xml.in
index a283c0313..a35956df9 100644
--- a/data/music.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/data/music.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
   <screenshots>
     <screenshot environment="pantheon" type="default">
       <caption>Quickly queue up your favorite tracks</caption>
-      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elementary/music/8.0.0/data/screenshot.png</image>
+      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elementary/music/8.1.0/data/screenshot.png</image>
     </screenshot>
     <screenshot environment="pantheon:dark" type="default">
       <caption>Quickly queue up your favorite tracks</caption>
-      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elementary/music/8.0.0/data/screenshot-dark.png</image>
+      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elementary/music/8.1.0/data/screenshot-dark.png</image>
     </screenshot>
   </screenshots>
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   <update_contact>contact_at_elementary.io</update_contact>
 
   <releases>
-    <release version="8.1.0" date="2025-08-13" urgency="medium">
+    <release version="8.1.0" date="2025-09-01" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>Improvements:</p>
         <ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 06fd0e23c..a301e1f83 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'io.elementary.music',
   'vala', 'c',
-  version: '8.0.0',
+  version: '8.1.0',
   meson_version: '>=0.58.0'
 )