diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e990603..e6a6fce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## v8.1.0-SNAPSHOT
+## v8.1.0
 
 - Add `CachedKey`, which fetches then holds a cached DEK (Document Encryption Key) for repeated encrypt and decrypt operations without making additional TSP wrap/unwrap calls.
   This is useful for many cryptographic operations using the same key in quick succession, such as inside a database transaction. Note that this key automatically expires after a short period of time.
+- Add `connectTimeoutMs` to the `TenantSecurityClient.Builder` to allow setting the connect timeout separately from the request timeout.
 
 ## v8.0.1
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 865c52d..600fe9e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <groupId>com.ironcorelabs</groupId>
   <artifactId>tenant-security-java</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.1.0</version>
   <name>tenant-security-java</name>
   <url>https://ironcorelabs.com/docs</url>
   <description>Java client library for the IronCore Labs Tenant Security Proxy.</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ironcorelabs/tenantsecurity/kms/v1/TenantSecurityRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/ironcorelabs/tenantsecurity/kms/v1/TenantSecurityRequest.java
index 76f59a5..60ad0ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ironcorelabs/tenantsecurity/kms/v1/TenantSecurityRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ironcorelabs/tenantsecurity/kms/v1/TenantSecurityRequest.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private static String stripTrailingSlash(String s) {
   private final int connectTimeout;
 
   // TSC version that will be sent to the TSP.
-  static final String sdkVersion = "8.1.0-SNAPSHOT";
+  static final String sdkVersion = "8.1.0";
 
   TenantSecurityRequest(String tspDomain, String apiKey, int requestThreadSize, int timeout) {
     this(tspDomain, apiKey, requestThreadSize, timeout, timeout);