diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 86ab7a0..1105d9a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2015-06-10, Version 2.8.1
+=========================
+
+ * Add more debug info for config loading (Ritchie Martori)
+
+ * use a new variable for better debug output (Bryan Clark)
+
+
 2015-05-29, Version 2.8.0
 =========================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 62a066a..2519ce2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "loopback-boot",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "description": "Convention-based bootstrapper for LoopBack applications",
   "keywords": [
     "StrongLoop",