diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32e39835a5..a6bbb814d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## Unreleased
+## [0.81.0] - 2024-09-25
 
-### Add
+### Added
 
 - Added `x_axis` and `y_axis` parameters to `Widget.scroll_to_region` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/5047
 - Added `Tree.move_cursor_to_line` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/5052
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 - Fixed widgets occasionally not getting Resize events https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/5048
 - Fixed tree regression https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/5052
+- Fixed glitch with single line inline widget https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/5054
 
 ## [0.80.1] - 2024-09-24
 
@@ -2405,6 +2406,7 @@ https://textual.textualize.io/blog/2022/11/08/version-040/#version-040
 - New handler system for messages that doesn't require inheritance
 - Improved traceback handling
 
+[0.81.0]: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/compare/v0.80.1...v0.81.0
 [0.80.1]: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/compare/v0.80.0...v0.80.1
 [0.80.0]: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/compare/v0.79.0...v0.80.0
 [0.79.0]: https://github.com/Textualize/textual/compare/v0.78.0...v0.79.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b96e9c75e4..c2a0c63605 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "textual"
-version = "0.80.1"
+version = "0.81.0"
 homepage = "https://github.com/Textualize/textual"
 repository = "https://github.com/Textualize/textual"
 documentation = "https://textual.textualize.io/"
diff --git a/src/textual/_compositor.py b/src/textual/_compositor.py
index 8eb6d063b7..6136db8e1d 100644
--- a/src/textual/_compositor.py
+++ b/src/textual/_compositor.py
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ def render_segments(self, console: Console) -> str:
             if not last:
                 append("\n")
         if self.clear:
-            append("\n\x1b[J")  # Clear down
+            if len(self.strips) > 1:
+                append("\n")
+            append("\x1b[J")  # Clear down
         if len(self.strips) > 1:
             back_lines = len(self.strips) if self.clear else len(self.strips) - 1
             append(f"\x1b[{back_lines}A\r")  # Move cursor back to original position