diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d0ca6a..2096f28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.8.1] - 2026-07-19
+
 ### Changed
 
+- Container images are now pushed via the `git.schweitz.net` registry endpoint (the `.internal` registry domain is being retired); no change to the image name consumed by Watchtower.
 - `.env.example` service URL defaults now use docker-dataplane container names (`wiki:3000`, `neo4j:7687`, `searxng:8080`, `paperless:8000`, `ollama:11434`) instead of host IP + published port, ahead of the Phase 4 port lockdown; AGENTS.md deploy health-check URL corrected from port 8000 to 8089.
 
 ## [1.8.0] - 2026-07-14
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ec02384..9ee491d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "library-desk"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 description = "Coordination service for The Library system - HybridRAG queries, document ingestion, entity extraction, and knowledge consolidation"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"