diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0360a3e..6ce0cd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.8.1] (2025.12.11)
+- Fixed bug in packbeam escript when assembling library AMVs with the `--lib` option
+
 ## [0.8.0] - (2025.12.07)
 - Add support to jit precompiled native code sections (`avmN`)
 - Add support for type (`Type`) code sections for native code optimizations
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed705a4..de7442c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rel:
 	rebar3 as prod tar
 	rm -rf x
 	mkdir x
-	./install.sh x 0.8.0
+	./install.sh x 0.8.1
 	x/bin/packbeam version
 
 clean:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 972595a..7d7c7a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ To build a release, run the following commands:
 These commands will create an Erlang tar archive containing a versioned release of the `atomvm_packbeam` tool, e.g.,
 
     ...
-    ===> Tarball successfully created: _build/prod/rel/atomvm_packbeam/atomvm_packbeam-0.8.0.tar.gz
+    ===> Tarball successfully created: _build/prod/rel/atomvm_packbeam/atomvm_packbeam-0.8.1.tar.gz
 
 in your local working directory.
 
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ in your local working directory.
 
 You can use the `install.sh` script to install the `atomvm_packbeam` utility into a location on your local machine.  You will need to specify the prefix location into which you want to install the utility, together with it's current version.
 
-    shell$ ./install.sh /opt/atomvm_packbeam 0.8.0
-    atomvm_packbeam version 0.8.0 installed in /opt/atomvm_packbeam.
+    shell$ ./install.sh /opt/atomvm_packbeam 0.8.1
+    atomvm_packbeam version 0.8.1 installed in /opt/atomvm_packbeam.
 
 > Note.  Some prefix locations may require `root` permissions to write files to.
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ On-line help is available via the `help` sub-command:
 
     shell$ packbeam help
 
-    packbeam version 0.8.0
+    packbeam version 0.8.1
 
     Syntax:
         packbeam <sub-command> <options> <args>
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index ef1157f..f28eef4 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 ]}.
 
 {relx, [
-    {release, {atomvm_packbeam, "0.8.0"}, [
+    {release, {atomvm_packbeam, "0.8.1"}, [
         kernel,
         stdlib,
         atomvm_packbeam
diff --git a/src/atomvm_packbeam.app.src b/src/atomvm_packbeam.app.src
index 39aefeb..d6b6343 100644
--- a/src/atomvm_packbeam.app.src
+++ b/src/atomvm_packbeam.app.src
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     [
         {description,
             "An escript and library to manipulate (create, list, delete) AtomVM PackBeam files"},
-        {vsn, "0.8.0"},
+        {vsn, "0.8.1"},
         {registered, []},
         {applications, [kernel, stdlib]},
         {env, []},