diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index f0223fa58..f3d2531dc 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "packages/filecoin-api": "4.3.1",
   "packages/filecoin-client": "3.2.0",
   "packages/capabilities": "13.1.0",
-  "packages/upload-api": "8.0.0",
+  "packages/upload-api": "8.1.0",
   "packages/upload-client": "13.0.0",
   "packages/w3up-client": "12.2.1",
   "packages/did-mailto": "2.0.2"
diff --git a/packages/upload-api/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/upload-api/CHANGELOG.md
index ac3023a68..3724ccb19 100644
--- a/packages/upload-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/upload-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.1.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/upload-api-v8.0.0...upload-api-v8.1.0) (2024-01-25)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add `initialize` method to `PlansStorage` ([#1278](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/1278)) ([6792126](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/commit/6792126d63a1e983713c3886eeba64038cb7cf34))
+* change `plan/update` to `plan/set` and use existing `PlansStorage#set` to implement an invocation handler ([#1258](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/1258)) ([1ccbfe9](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/commit/1ccbfe9f84ae5b2e99e315c92d15d2b54e9723ba))
+
 ## [8.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/upload-api-v7.3.5...upload-api-v8.0.0) (2023-12-07)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/upload-api/package.json b/packages/upload-api/package.json
index 399fc3cf5..ef19f62ea 100644
--- a/packages/upload-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/upload-api/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/upload-api",
   "description": "The upload api for web3.storage",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/lib.js",
   "homepage": "https://web3.storage",