diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3549bd312..c5af738e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 23.8.1
+* Adding an additional testing call for retrieving AB test experiment information
+
 ## 23.8.0
 * ! Minor breaking change ! Manual view recording calls are now ignored when in automatic view recording mode.
 * ! Minor breaking change ! If a manual session is already started, it will not be possible to call "BeginSession" without stopping the previous one 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4ec93b61e..0e629b15d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
 # RELEASE FIELD SECTION
-VERSION_NAME=23.8.1-RC1
+VERSION_NAME=23.8.1
 GROUP=ly.count.android
 POM_URL=https://github.com/Countly/countly-sdk-android
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/Countly/countly-sdk-android
diff --git a/sdk/src/androidTest/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ConnectionQueueTests.java b/sdk/src/androidTest/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ConnectionQueueTests.java
index 8c3a92a34..94106a6d4 100644
--- a/sdk/src/androidTest/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ConnectionQueueTests.java
+++ b/sdk/src/androidTest/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ConnectionQueueTests.java
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ public void testPrepareCommonRequest() {
                         break;
                     case "sdk_version":
                         if (a == 0) {
-                            Assert.assertTrue(pair[1].equals("23.8.1-RC1"));
+                            Assert.assertTrue(pair[1].equals("23.8.1"));
                         } else if (a == 1) {
                             Assert.assertTrue(pair[1].equals("123sdf.v-213"));
                         }
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/Countly.java b/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/Countly.java
index 8c1f4f743..deb5abf44 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/Countly.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/Countly.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
  */
 public class Countly {
 
-    private final String DEFAULT_COUNTLY_SDK_VERSION_STRING = "23.8.1-RC1";
+    private final String DEFAULT_COUNTLY_SDK_VERSION_STRING = "23.8.1";
 
     /**
      * Used as request meta data on every request