diff --git a/docs/partials/replicated-sdk/_dependency-yaml.mdx b/docs/partials/replicated-sdk/_dependency-yaml.mdx
index db0a4d526f..478303ce99 100644
--- a/docs/partials/replicated-sdk/_dependency-yaml.mdx
+++ b/docs/partials/replicated-sdk/_dependency-yaml.mdx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: replicated
   repository: oci://registry.replicated.com/library
-  version: 1.8.0
+  version: 1.8.1
 ```
 
 For the latest version information for the Replicated SDK, see the [replicated-sdk repository](https://github.com/replicatedhq/replicated-sdk/releases) in GitHub.
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rn-replicated-sdk.md b/docs/release-notes/rn-replicated-sdk.md
index 22fd8a9895..2a6231d5e1 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rn-replicated-sdk.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rn-replicated-sdk.md
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ pagination_prev: null
 
 This topic contains release notes for the [Replicated SDK](/vendor/replicated-sdk-overview). The release notes list new features, improvements, bug fixes, known issues, and breaking changes. 
 
+## 1.8.1
+
+Released on October 8, 2025
+
+### Improvements {#improvements-1-8-1}
+* Updates Helm from v3.18.4 to v3.19.0.
+* Updates Kubernetes from v1.33.3 to v1.34.1.
+* Resolves vendor-portal empty namespace linter warnings for replicated-support-bundle.
+
 ## 1.8.0
 
 Released on August 12, 2025
diff --git a/docs/vendor/replicated-sdk-installing.mdx b/docs/vendor/replicated-sdk-installing.mdx
index 499dd7b7c6..1beef6f34d 100644
--- a/docs/vendor/replicated-sdk-installing.mdx
+++ b/docs/vendor/replicated-sdk-installing.mdx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ To add the SDK Helm chart to a release for a Kubernetes manifest-based applicati
         name: replicated
         # for chartversion, enter the version of the
         # SDK Helm chart in the release
-        chartVersion: 1.8.0
+        chartVersion: 1.8.1
     ```
 
      As shown in the example above, the HelmChart custom resource requires the name and version of the SDK Helm chart that you added to the release: