diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 672bfd0..d061907 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 
 
+## [2.8.1](https://github.com/vega/vega-datasets/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1) (2024-03-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* write missing arrow footer ([1d17d58](https://github.com/vega/vega-datasets/commit/1d17d588cb9b165fe419b6ed1f4814fc926fc6e5)), closes [#545](https://github.com/vega/vega-datasets/issues/545)
+
 # [2.8.0](https://github.com/vega/vega-datasets/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0) (2024-01-19)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3de2bf4..7de5f06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vega-datasets",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "description": "Common repository for example datasets used by Vega related projects.",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "main": "build/vega-datasets.js",