diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 91e7ba5e..a6eb8fa7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "10.8.0"
+  ".": "10.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84ba19e3..3b0ae2e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [10.8.1](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-node/compare/v10.8.0...v10.8.1) (2026-08-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **stainless:** prevent codegen release deadlock - PLAT-3989 ([77a3faf](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-node/commit/77a3faf048029d6ec6e7d28051cfa93dcb815e52))
+
 ## [10.8.0](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-node/compare/v10.7.0...v10.8.0) (2026-08-20)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3877dbd1..e7cdab80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tryfinch/finch-api",
-  "version": "10.8.0",
+  "version": "10.8.1",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Finch API",
   "author": "Finch <founders@tryfinch.com>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/manifest.json b/packages/mcp-server/manifest.json
index 4ee5716e..517621b1 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dxt_version": "0.2",
   "name": "@tryfinch/finch-api-mcp",
-  "version": "10.8.0",
+  "version": "10.8.1",
   "description": "The official MCP Server for the Finch API",
   "author": {
     "name": "Finch",
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/package.json b/packages/mcp-server/package.json
index a8186120..f57f30b6 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tryfinch/finch-api-mcp",
-  "version": "10.8.0",
+  "version": "10.8.1",
   "description": "The official MCP Server for the Finch API",
   "author": "Finch <founders@tryfinch.com>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 61845544..8ff991c2 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '10.8.0'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '10.8.1'; // x-release-please-version