diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 640a5c317..ae6f5212e 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.8.0
+current_version = 1.8.1
 parse = (?P<major>[\d]+) # major version number
 	\.(?P<minor>[\d]+) # minor version number
 	\.(?P<patch>[\d]+) # patch version number
diff --git a/.changes/1.8.1.md b/.changes/1.8.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd2477745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.8.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## dbt-snowflake 1.8.1 - May 15, 2024
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Speedup catalog string comparison by using ilike before equals ([#1035](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1035))
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240425-144556.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240425-144556.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 002da3c1f..000000000
--- a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240425-144556.yaml	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-kind: Under the Hood
-body: Speedup catalog string comparison by using ilike before equals
-time: 2024-04-25T14:45:56.549787+02:00
-custom:
-  Author: aranke
-  Issue: '1035'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 592b03ba1..b3a64e0f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 - "Breaking changes" listed under a version may require action from end users or external maintainers when upgrading to that version.
 - Do not edit this file directly. This file is auto-generated using [changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie). For details on how to document a change, see [the contributing guide](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-changelog-entry)
 
+## dbt-snowflake 1.8.1 - May 15, 2024
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Speedup catalog string comparison by using ilike before equals ([#1035](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1035))
+
+
+
 ## dbt-snowflake 1.8.0 - May 09, 2024
 
 ### Features
@@ -68,7 +76,6 @@
 ### Contributors
 - [@Lindblomsebastian](https://github.com/Lindblomsebastian) ([#955](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/955))
 
-
 ## Previous Releases
 For information on prior major and minor releases, see their changelogs:
 - [1.6](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/blob/1.6.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py
index 6aaa73b80..72126ce16 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"