diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 55fa41a0b..4019b2eaa 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 Version 8.1.0
 -------------
 
+Released 2022-03-28
+
 -   Drop support for Python 3.6. :pr:`2129`
 -   Remove previously deprecated code. :pr:`2130`
 
diff --git a/src/click/__init__.py b/src/click/__init__.py
index 33080c0a6..16774ef28 100644
--- a/src/click/__init__.py
+++ b/src/click/__init__.py
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@
 from .utils import get_text_stream as get_text_stream
 from .utils import open_file as open_file
 
-__version__ = "8.1.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "8.1.0"