diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 36fc88450..70f0e8960 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "packages/access-client": "20.2.0",
   "packages/blob-index": "1.0.5",
-  "packages/filecoin-api": "8.0.0",
+  "packages/filecoin-api": "8.1.0",
   "packages/filecoin-client": "3.3.5",
   "packages/capabilities": "18.1.0",
   "packages/upload-api": "19.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/filecoin-api/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/filecoin-api/CHANGELOG.md
index c62d1f19f..48bae6e44 100644
--- a/packages/filecoin-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/filecoin-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.1.0](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/compare/filecoin-api-v8.0.0...filecoin-api-v8.1.0) (2025-05-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* external login ([#1629](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/issues/1629)) ([150b5d7](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/commit/150b5d7c55ca92becbabab969285497fbba86268))
+
+
+### Other Changes
+
+* upgrade dependencies for better de-duplication ([#1620](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/issues/1620)) ([fa90a01](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/commit/fa90a01ceb0877cfe606d6a5a86b7a11f6b0a018))
+
 ## [8.0.0](https://github.com/storacha/w3up/compare/filecoin-api-v7.3.2...filecoin-api-v8.0.0) (2024-12-09)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/filecoin-api/package.json b/packages/filecoin-api/package.json
index bf2a63ae1..7617423aa 100644
--- a/packages/filecoin-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/filecoin-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/filecoin-api",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/lib.js",
   "homepage": "https://web3.storage",