diff --git a/electron/package-lock.json b/electron/package-lock.json
index 224a45f9f..0b236481f 100644
--- a/electron/package-lock.json
+++ b/electron/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "bitburner",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "bitburner",
-      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "version": "2.8.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "electron-log": "^4.4.8",
         "electron-store": "^8.1.0",
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 85f1ec6cb..ff2e67765 100755
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bitburner",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "description": "A cyberpunk-themed programming incremental game",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Daniel Xie, hydroflame, et al.",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ebc87d69a..54feed477 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "bitburner",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "bitburner",
-      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "version": "2.8.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN license.txt",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 61e26e056..59bfcd1cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "bitburner",
   "license": "SEE LICENSE IN license.txt",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "main": "electron-main.js",
   "author": {
     "name": "Daniel Xie, hydroflame, et al."
diff --git a/src/Constants.ts b/src/Constants.ts
index 706ff80f6..a6a784b10 100644
--- a/src/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/Constants.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Constants for specific mechanics or features will NOT be here.
  */
 export const CONSTANTS = {
-  VersionString: "2.8.1dev",
-  isDevBranch: true,
-  VersionNumber: 42,
+  VersionString: "2.8.1",
+  isDevBranch: false,
+  VersionNumber: 43,
 
   /** Max level for any skill, assuming no multipliers. Determined by max numerical value in javascript for experience
    * and the skill level formula in Player.js. Note that all this means it that when experience hits MAX_INT, then
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export const CONSTANTS = {
 
   // Also update Documentation/doc/changelog.md when appropriate (when doing a release)
   LatestUpdate: `
-## v2.8.1 Dev: Last updated 1 April 2025
+## v2.8.1: 4 April 2025
 
 ### MAJOR CHANGES
 
diff --git a/src/Documentation/doc/changelog.md b/src/Documentation/doc/changelog.md
index 737a10f03..d52187fa0 100644
--- a/src/Documentation/doc/changelog.md
+++ b/src/Documentation/doc/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,66 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v2.8.1: 4 April 2025
+
+### MAJOR CHANGES
+
+### UI
+
+- Increase width of each job in "Job" tab (#2017) (@catloversg)
+- Fix: Cannot buy augmentations via UI when money is equal to cost (#2039) (@catloversg)
+- Do not close scripts in editor when their servers are deleted (#2049) (@catloversg)
+- Add button for exporting save file in recovery screen (#2060) (@catloversg)
+- Show faction enemies even after joining (#2046) (@catloversg)
+
+### MISC
+
+- Correctly initialize board from save when there are no prior moves (#1995) (@ficocelliguy)
+- Fix first-time Go initialization (#2012) (@d0sboots)
+- Add support for getting the save file through the RFA (#2004) (@G4mingJon4s)
+- ns.getServer("home").moneyAvailable returns player's money (#2024) (@NagaOuroboros)
+- Fix: Game crashes when loading new save in edge cases (#2026) (@catloversg)
+- Ensure that IPvGO promises are initialized correctly on a new save and on fluming (#2032) (@ficocelliguy)
+- Ensure there is always at least one offline node (#2030) (@ficocelliguy)
+- Fix: Player can manipulate internal state of coding contract (#2040) (@catloversg)
+- Fix: Player can win more than casino's limit (#2042) (@catloversg)
+- Add new analysis method to set a custom testing board state (#2029) (@ficocelliguy)
+- IPvGO: Improve type checking and documentation (#2028) (@ficocelliguy)
+- Restarting the tutorial doesn't soft reset your game (#1992) (@paulcdejean)
+- Fix exploit where favor limit from IPvGO was removed on augmentation (#2050) (@ficocelliguy)
+- Add support for highlighting nodes and adding small text (#1996) (@ficocelliguy)
+
+### DOCUMENTATION
+
+- Update TSDoc of ns.purchaseServer and CodingContract types (#2023) (@catloversg)
+- IPvGO: Clarify how favor is gained from wins (#2051) (@ficocelliguy)
+- Clarify AutocompleteData.server and ns.formatNumber (#2062) (@catloversg)
+
+### SPOILER CHANGES - UI
+
+- Make SF description in Augmentations tab and BitVerse always be the same (#2013) (@catloversg)
+- Make BN-hint popups harder to be dismissed accidentally (#2021) (@catloversg)
+- Warn player if they enable territory clash when gang power is too low (#2061) (@catloversg)
+
+### SPOILER CHANGES - MISC
+
+- Warn player that they cannot accept Stanek's Gift after joining Bladeburner with SF7.3 (#2005) (@catloversg)
+- Disable effect of SF7.3 and SF10 if player disables them with advanced options (#2019) (@catloversg)
+- Add ns.singularity.cat (#1999) (@NagaOuroboros)
+
+### SPOILER CHANGES - DOCUMENTATION
+
+- Clarify effect of Bladeburner augmentation and Stanek's Gift fragment (#2058) (@catloversg)
+- Clarify conditions of activating Gang, Bladeburner, Stanek's Gift (#2053) (@catloversg)
+- Clarify Market-TA1, Market-TA2, MaxSalesVolume (#2014) (@catloversg)
+
+### CODEBASE/REFACTOR
+
+- Suppress false-positive console errors caused by RamCalculation.test.ts (#2002) (@catloversg)
+- Fix React warnings in BitVerse (#2020) (@catloversg)
+- "getCornerMove" coordinates corrected (#2027) (@wasniahC)
+- CI: Pin commit id of tj-actions/changed-files (#2031) (@catloversg)
+- Add mathjax-full and csstype as direct dependencies (#2037) (@ficocelliguy)
+
 ## v2.8.0 Release: 5 March 2025
 
 ### MAJOR CHANGES