diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0be471c7..5be31964 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 Releases available at https://github.com/emanuele-f/PCAPdroid/releases
 
+## [1.8.1] - 2025-03-04
+- Fix crash on capture start if the geolocation db was downloaded
+
 ## [1.8.0] - 2025-03-03
 - Android 15 support with edge-to-edge UI
 - Decrypt TLS traffic in PCAP/Pcapng files (Wireshark integration)
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d9cbdde7..04b3d1eb 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion 21
         compileSdk 35
         targetSdk 35
-        versionCode 79
-        versionName "1.8.0"
+        versionCode 80
+        versionName "1.8.1"
 
         // only include full translations
         // NOTE: keep in sync with locales_config.xml