diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54910fd2d0f..1e0f07f18ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -602,5 +602,9 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 -  Support of `safe` and `finalized` block tags added (#5410)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+## [1.8.1]
+### Fixed
+-  Fixed types for getPastEvents (#4955) (#5260)
+
+
 
-## [1.8.1]
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diff --git a/packages/web3-eth-contract/types/index.d.ts b/packages/web3-eth-contract/types/index.d.ts
index c0658e0a366..5abc6fe0ed4 100644
--- a/packages/web3-eth-contract/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-eth-contract/types/index.d.ts
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ export class Contract {
     getPastEvents(
         event: string,
         options: PastEventOptions,
-        callback: (error: Error, event: EventData) => void
+        callback: (error: Error, events: EventData[]) => void
     ): Promise<EventData[]>;
     getPastEvents(event: string, options: PastEventOptions): Promise<EventData[]>;
     getPastEvents(
         event: string,
-        callback: (error: Error, event: EventData) => void
+        callback: (error: Error, events: EventData[]) => void
     ): Promise<EventData[]>;
 }