diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6119d06..99dc7b8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"8.0.2"}
+{".":"8.1.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d3a80f..277a84c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.1.0](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-java-client/compare/v8.0.2...v8.1.0) (2026-04-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Expose ConnectionPool customization on FlagsmithConfig.Builder ([#208](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-java-client/issues/208)) ([bf7290e](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-java-client/commit/bf7290e9f04a27ed993bfbc4f612752e68fb90a7))
+
 ## [8.0.2](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-java-client/compare/v8.0.1...v8.0.2) (2026-04-02)
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 064e9a3..0ed5e4e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.flagsmith</groupId>
   <artifactId>flagsmith-java-client</artifactId>
-  <version>8.0.2</version>  <!--x-release-please-version -->
+  <version>8.1.0</version>  <!--x-release-please-version -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Flagsmith Java Client</name>