diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b00baf559..978abc41b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+7.8.1 / 2024-08-19
+==================
+ * fix(query): handle casting $switch in $expr #14761
+ * docs(mongoose): remove out-of-date callback-based example for mongoose.connect() #14811 #14810
+
 7.8.0 / 2024-07-23
 ==================
  * feat: add transactionAsyncLocalStorage option to opt in to automatically setting session on all transactions #14744 #14742 #14583 #13889
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cbd4adc15a..92169d360c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose",
   "description": "Mongoose MongoDB ODM",
-  "version": "7.8.0",
+  "version": "7.8.1",
   "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>",
   "keywords": [
     "mongodb",