diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 8f6e9fa23..10e38669d 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 Release history for Zonemaster component Zonemaster-Engine
 
+
+v8.1.0 2025-12-17 (part of Zonemaster v2025.2 release)
+
+ [Deprecation]
+- Ignores and deprecates some profile properties. To be removed in
+  release v2026.1 (#1472)
+
+ [Features]
+- Updates test case implementations for Zone11, DNSSEC07, DNSSEC01, DNSSEC05,
+  and Address01 (#1477, #1476, #1474, #1473, #1453)
+- Implements new MethodV2 method to give more information
+  in relevant messages (#1475)
+
+ [Fixes]
+- Fixes error in MethodsV2 (#1470)
+- Updates French translation (#1464, #1482)
+
+
 v8.0.0 2025-06-26 (part of Zonemaster v2025.1 release)
 
  [Breaking changes]
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index c483695b8..3615d9b2c 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ requires 'Net::IP::XS'        => 0.21;
 requires 'Readonly'           => 0;
 requires 'Text::CSV'          => 0;
 requires 'YAML::XS'           => 0;
-requires 'Zonemaster::LDNS'   => 5.000000; # For v5.0.0
+requires 'Zonemaster::LDNS'   => 5.000001; # For v5.0.1
 
 test_requires 'Locale::PO'        => 0;
 test_requires 'Pod::Coverage'     => 0;
diff --git a/lib/Zonemaster/Engine.pm b/lib/Zonemaster/Engine.pm
index 54ff200d1..77f2ff4a3 100644
--- a/lib/Zonemaster/Engine.pm
+++ b/lib/Zonemaster/Engine.pm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package Zonemaster::Engine;
 use v5.16.0;
 use warnings;
 
-use version; our $VERSION = version->declare("v8.0.0");
+use version; our $VERSION = version->declare("v8.1.0");
 
 BEGIN {
     # Locale::TextDomain (<= 1.20) doesn't know about File::ShareDir so give a helping hand.