diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 62de983f..ddea16c7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-project(btrfs VERSION 1.8.0)
+project(btrfs VERSION 1.8.1)
 
 option(WITH_TEST "Compile test program" ON)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 122a98bd..7c95f0e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -276,6 +276,14 @@ partition type from 83 to 7.
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+v1.8.1 (2022-08-23):
+* Fixed use-after-free when flushing
+* Fixed crash when opening volume when AppLocker installed
+* Compression now disabled for no-COW files, as on Linux
+* Flushing now scales better on very fast drives
+* Fixed small files getting padded to 4,096 bytes by lazy writer
+* Added NoDataCOW registry option
+
 v1.8 (2022-03-12):
 * Added minimal support for fs-verity
 * Added test suite
@@ -622,6 +630,9 @@ missing. You are strongly advised not to enable this unless you need to.
 there will be a hidden directory called $Root which points to where the root would normally be. Set this
 value to 1 to prevent this appearing.
 
+* `NoDataCOW` (DWORD): set this to 1 to disable copy-on-write for new files. This is the equivalent of the
+`nodatacow` flag on Linux.
+
 Contact
 -------
 
diff --git a/src/btrfs.inf b/src/btrfs.inf
index 6490a8ae..cd688d59 100755
--- a/src/btrfs.inf
+++ b/src/btrfs.inf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Signature   = "$Windows NT$"
 Class       = Volume
 ClassGuid   = {71a27cdd-812a-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f}
 Provider    = %Me%
-DriverVer   = 03/12/2022,1.8.0
+DriverVer   = 08/23/2022,1.8.1
 CatalogFile = btrfs.cat
 
 [DestinationDirs]