diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d59aeef..e769f4eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.1](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1) (2024-09-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* no program args now outputs the root help again ([#398](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/issues/398)) ([a0eec58](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/commit/a0eec582999df9aeaa17fcd4a9ddbf958d940c13))
+
 ## [2.8.0](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0) (2024-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 1f64ebea..6e78a5d9 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 log "Selecting version..."
 
-version=${VERSION:-v2.8.0}
+version=${VERSION:-v2.8.1}
 
 if [ ! $version ]; then
     log "${YELLOW}"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 834f2629..dbe59006 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.0
+2.8.1