diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fae17ed0b..24ec0a947 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ Juniper Networks is actively contributing to and maintaining this repo. Please c
 
 *Contributors:*
 
+* v2.8.1: [Dinesh Babu](https://github.com/dineshbaburam91), [Chidanand Pujar](https://github.com/chidanandpujar)
 * v2.8.0: [Dinesh Babu](https://github.com/dineshbaburam91), [Chidanand Pujar](https://github.com/chidanandpujar)
 * v2.7.6: [Dinesh Babu](https://github.com/dineshbaburam91), [Chidanand Pujar](https://github.com/chidanandpujar)
 * v2.7.5: [Dinesh Babu](https://github.com/dineshbaburam91), [Chidanand Pujar](https://github.com/chidanandpujar)
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index c5e70831d..d2342cde9 100755
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-## Release 2.8.1.dev0 - 19 May 2026
+## Release 2.8.10 - 1 Jun 2026
 ## Features Added
+- Upgraded Jinja2 version 3.1.6
 ## Bugs Fixed
+- Modified the eval operation to use the safe_eval operation in the PyEZ table view, addressing security vulnerabilities
+- Added hostname validation before substituting the hostname in the proxy_command
 
 ## Release 2.8.0 - 19 May 2026
 ## Features Added
diff --git a/lib/jnpr/junos/version.py b/lib/jnpr/junos/version.py
index 9e45b1bfc..9abf38bfb 100644
--- a/lib/jnpr/junos/version.py
+++ b/lib/jnpr/junos/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-VERSION = "2.8.1.dev0"
-DATE = "2026-May-19"
+VERSION = "2.8.1"
+DATE = "2026-Jun-01"
 
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