diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc1d6ae6..9fdeac37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [8.1.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.0.17...v8.1.0) (2026-07-10)
+
+- docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.1.0 (brain.onChange change feed) (4e9be08)
+- feat: brain.onChange — the in-process change feed for every committed mutation (fd5edb5)
+
+
 ### [8.0.17](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.0.16...v8.0.17) (2026-07-08)
 
 - docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.0.17 (canonical count recovery + dead-machinery sweep) (6b8b9cb)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7f61dc4a..ea93b621 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.0.17",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "8.0.17",
+      "version": "8.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@msgpack/msgpack": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc8c74a3..43b33fde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.0.17",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "description": "Universal Knowledge Protocol™ - World's first Triple Intelligence database unifying vector, graph, and document search in one API. Stage 3 CANONICAL: 42 nouns × 127 verbs covering 96-97% of all human knowledge.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",