diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eebba5e05..138eff293 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# [8.1.0](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/compare/8.0.5...8.1.0) (2024-06-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* methods for read/write sfProjectJson.plugins ([dd2c26a](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/commit/dd2c26ad768afa2ed36de438c6ccb621176fa672))
+
+
+
 ## [8.0.5](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/compare/8.0.4...8.0.5) (2024-06-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5b2561d8..1e9d103a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@salesforce/core",
-  "version": "8.0.5",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "description": "Core libraries to interact with SFDX projects, orgs, and APIs.",
   "main": "lib/index",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",