diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 32ac658..c2430e7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "8.0.0"
+  ".": "8.0.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6425e50..5b3b6a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # require-in-the-middle changelog
 
+## [8.0.1](https://github.com/nodejs/require-in-the-middle/compare/require-in-the-middle-v8.0.0...require-in-the-middle-v8.0.1) (2025-10-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Bundler issue caused by `require('./package.json')` ([#118](https://github.com/nodejs/require-in-the-middle/issues/118)) ([b97d3fe](https://github.com/nodejs/require-in-the-middle/commit/b97d3fee1fde180b047f7ec5d6b7aec2c54bdfff))
+
 ## [8.0.0](https://github.com/nodejs/require-in-the-middle/compare/require-in-the-middle-v7.5.2...require-in-the-middle-v8.0.0) (2025-09-24)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 102eb10..fe7cf14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "require-in-the-middle",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.0.1",
   "description": "Module to hook into the Node.js require function",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",