diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 558a0f7..9e72dcd 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Pending
 
+
+## 2026-05-23 - 5.8.1
+
 ### Fixes
 
 - allow Docker builds to install freshly released serve.zone interfaces
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9187309..8224e13 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@serve.zone/cloudly",
-  "version": "5.8.0",
+  "version": "5.8.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "A comprehensive tool for managing containerized applications across multiple cloud providers using Docker Swarmkit, featuring web, CLI, and API interfaces.",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index f0096e6..350b54b 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/cloudly',
-  version: '5.8.0',
+  version: '5.8.1',
   description: 'A comprehensive tool for managing containerized applications across multiple cloud providers using Docker Swarmkit, featuring web, CLI, and API interfaces.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index f0096e6..350b54b 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/cloudly',
-  version: '5.8.0',
+  version: '5.8.1',
   description: 'A comprehensive tool for managing containerized applications across multiple cloud providers using Docker Swarmkit, featuring web, CLI, and API interfaces.'
 }