diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 764360c879..50909463f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 4.8.1
 
 * feat: add cli options for fatal exit if unused files or l10n are found
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 352cc406b2..a7bcf07e0f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ To set this up:
     ```yaml
     name: dart_code_metrics_plugin_loader
     description: This pubspec determines the version of the analyzer plugin to load.
-    version: 4.8.0
+    version: 4.8.1
 
     environment:
       sdk: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fac7ff615..fb330a155c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ add it manually to `pubspec.yaml`
 
 ```yaml
 dev_dependencies:
-  dart_code_metrics: ^4.8.0
+  dart_code_metrics: ^4.8.1
 ```
 
 and then run
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e4fe3f11de..359ff9280c 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: dart_code_metrics
-version: 4.8.0
+version: 4.8.1
 description: Software analytics tool that helps developers analyse and improve software quality.
 homepage: https://dartcodemetrics.dev
 repository: https://github.com/dart-code-checker/dart-code-metrics
diff --git a/tools/analyzer_plugin/pubspec.yaml b/tools/analyzer_plugin/pubspec.yaml
index c46ca7c0fd..d3674d2b73 100644
--- a/tools/analyzer_plugin/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/tools/analyzer_plugin/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name: dart_code_metrics_plugin_loader
 description: This pubspec determines the version of the analyzer plugin to load.
-version: 4.8.0
+version: 4.8.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"
 
 dependencies:
-  dart_code_metrics: ^4.8.0
+  dart_code_metrics: ^4.8.1
 
 dev_dependencies:
   lints: ^1.0.1