diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 168d8fd0b..0588d0be5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.8.1a1 (2024-12-23)
+--------------------
+
+Bug Fixes
+
+* Add kwargs param in DocsOperator method upload_to_cloud_storage by @pankajastro in #1422
+
 1.8.0 (2024-12-20)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/cosmos/__init__.py b/cosmos/__init__.py
index 81da409ab..9577b9dbd 100644
--- a/cosmos/__init__.py
+++ b/cosmos/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Contains dags, task groups, and operators.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.1a1"
 
 
 from cosmos.airflow.dag import DbtDag