diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5dd4da6..52463a68 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [8.1.0]
+### Changed
+- Typescript: Add `checkForLatestBlock` function to `BlockTracker` interface ([#184](https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-block-tracker/pull/184))
+
 ## [8.0.0]
 ### Changed
 - Bump @metamask/utils from ^5.0.2 to ^8.1.0 ([#178](https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-block-tracker/pull/178))
@@ -142,7 +146,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 - Add RpcBlockTracker
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-block-tracker/compare/v8.0.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-block-tracker/compare/v8.1.0...HEAD
+[8.1.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-block-tracker/compare/v8.0.0...v8.1.0
 [8.0.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-block-tracker/compare/v7.2.0...v8.0.0
 [7.2.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-block-tracker/compare/v7.1.0...v7.2.0
 [7.1.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-block-tracker/compare/v7.0.1...v7.1.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8b1045f..013a1f63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eth-block-tracker",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "description": "A block tracker for the Ethereum blockchain. Keeps track of the latest block.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",