diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 679f61c14..64ec61ce5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-- Planner: fix bug in dive mode drop-down and planner notes
-- Mac: fix crashes when opening the user manual or connecting to Facebook [#1471]
-- BLE support: fix recognition of Heinrich Weikamp OSTC 2 and OSTC Plus
-- BT support: fix downloading / configuring some OSTC models [#1474]
-- Cloud storage: fix potential issue with credentials on Linux [#1346]
-- Profile: Context menu entry to manually split a dive
-- Dive media: support addition of videos
-- Dive media: locate moved files based on filename and path
-- Mobile/iOS: fix missing translations
+
 ---
 * Always add new entries at the very top of this file above other existing entries and this note.
 * Use this layout for new entries: `[Area]: [Details about the change] [reference thread / issue]`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f399838b1..772e0b935 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Subsurface [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface)
 
-This is the README file for Subsurface 4.8
+This is the README file for Subsurface 4.8.1
 
 Please check the `ReleaseNotes.txt` for details about new features and
-changes since Subsurface 4.7.8 (and earlier versions).
+changes since Subsurface 4.8 (and earlier versions).
 
 Subsurface can be found at http://subsurface-divelog.org
 
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ development version) you can either get this via git or the release tar
 ball. After cloning run the following command:
 
 ```
-git checkout v4.8.0  (or whatever the last release is)
+git checkout v4.8.1  (or whatever the last release is)
 ```
 
-or download a tarball from http://subsurface-divelog.org/downloads/Subsurface-4.8.0.tgz
+or download a tarball from http://subsurface-divelog.org/downloads/Subsurface-4.8.1.tgz
 
 Detailed build instructions can be found in the INSTALL file.
 
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes.txt
index 1d1d7887b..78df36eea 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 = _Subsurface_ Release Notes
 
+New in _Subsurface_ 4.8.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+- Mac: fix crashes when opening the user manual or connecting to Facebook [#1471]
+- BLE support: fix recognition of Heinrich Weikamp OSTC 2 and OSTC Plus
+- BT support: fix downloading / configuring some OSTC models [#1474]
+- Cloud storage: fix potential issue with credentials on Linux [#1346]
+- Profile: Context menu entry to manually split a dive
+- Dive media: support addition of videos
+- Dive media: locate moved files based on filename and path
+- Planner: fix bug in dive mode drop-down and planner notes
+- Mobile/iOS: fix missing translations
+
 New in _Subsurface_ 4.8
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~