diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d143fb0..12c787e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-data-qna/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1) (2022-10-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** Require protobuf >= 3.20.2 ([#188](https://github.com/googleapis/python-data-qna/issues/188)) ([a1cacff](https://github.com/googleapis/python-data-qna/commit/a1cacffdbb310d6e76e76757fc1c929a65f045f9))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-data-qna/compare/v0.7.1...v0.8.0) (2022-09-19)
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3cd9f4d..eca2c19 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 import setuptools  # type: ignore
 
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 
 package_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))