Bumping version to 1.8.1 and generate changelog

.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

.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))

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)

dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"