diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..723ef36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5696fa2..cb737ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.8.1] - 2021-07-29
+
+### Added
+* Add `ForceIntervalValid` to metric structs to allow for intervals with 0 duration. ([#70](https://github.com/newrelic/newrelic-telemetry-sdk-go/pull/70))
+
 ## [0.8.0] - 2021-07-12
 
 ### Breaking Changes ⚠️ 
diff --git a/telemetry/version.go b/telemetry/version.go
index 88a5237..bdeec9f 100644
--- a/telemetry/version.go
+++ b/telemetry/version.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package telemetry
 const (
 	major = "0"
 	minor = "8"
-	patch = "0"
+	patch = "1"
 
 	// version is the full string version of this SDK.
 	version = major + "." + minor + "." + patch