diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 29ab293..b4d9aa4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/glusterfs-7.1.tar.gz
+SOURCES/glusterfs-8.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/.glusterfs.metadata b/.glusterfs.metadata
index 87f6ea0..cd2586d 100644
--- a/.glusterfs.metadata
+++ b/.glusterfs.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8b9c5d1abcec207b716bd4d6b05957872c3a0f6d  SOURCES/glusterfs-8.0.tar.gz
+e170a30d66a19d5d5c3fc9028565dfc505150026  SOURCES/glusterfs-8.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/glusterfs.spec b/SPECS/glusterfs.spec
index 9f56414..e8c426c 100644
--- a/SPECS/glusterfs.spec
+++ b/SPECS/glusterfs.spec
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 Summary:          Distributed File System
 %if ( 0%{_for_fedora_koji_builds} )
 Name:             glusterfs
-Version:          8.0
+Version:          8.1
 Release:          1%{?dev:%{dev}}%{?dist}
 %else
 Name:             @PACKAGE_NAME@
@@ -1612,6 +1612,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 25 2020 Niels de Vos <ndevos@redhat.com> - 8.1-1
+- 8.1 GA
+
 * Tue Jul 28 2020 Niels de Vos <ndevos@redhat.com> - 8.0-1
 - refactor, common practice, Issue #1126
 - 8.0 GA