diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 099626f..7840fde 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.8.0"
+  ".": "1.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c22f83..a307357 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.1](https://github.com/mubbi/laravel-blog-api/compare/v1.8.0...v1.8.1) (2025-07-30)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **phpstan:** removed ignore rules and applied type strict stubs ([19f44a0](https://github.com/mubbi/laravel-blog-api/commit/19f44a09d682a2bd7e14c9c8f06eb7c92477d399))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/mubbi/laravel-blog-api/compare/v1.7.1...v1.8.0) (2025-07-29)