diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog for the Clash project
 
-## 1.8.0
+## 1.8.1 *Nov 10th 2023*
+
+* Bump package dependencies to allow inclusion in stackage-nightly
+* Bump package dependencies to allow building on GHC 9.8.1
+
+## 1.8.0 *Nov 10th 2023*
 
 Release highlights:
 
diff --git a/clash-lib.cabal b/clash-lib.cabal
--- a/clash-lib.cabal
+++ b/clash-lib.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Cabal-version:        2.2
 Name:                 clash-lib
-Version:              1.8.0
+Version:              1.8.1
 Synopsis:             Clash: a functional hardware description language - As a library
 Description:
   Clash is a functional hardware description language that borrows both its
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@
                       base                    >= 4.11     && < 5,
                       base16-bytestring       >= 0.1.1    && < 1.1,
                       binary                  >= 0.8.5    && < 0.11,
-                      bytestring              >= 0.10.0.2 && < 0.12,
-                      clash-prelude           == 1.8.0,
+                      bytestring              >= 0.10.0.2 && < 0.13,
+                      clash-prelude           == 1.8.1,
                       concurrent-supply       >= 0.1.7    && < 0.2,
                       containers              >= 0.5.0.0  && < 0.7,
                       cryptohash-sha256       >= 0.11     && < 0.12,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
                       template-haskell        >= 2.8.0.0  && < 2.22,
                       temporary               >= 1.2.1    && < 1.4,
                       terminal-size           >= 0.3      && < 0.4,
-                      text                    >= 1.2.2    && < 2.1,
+                      text                    >= 1.2.2    && < 2.2,
                       time                    >= 1.4.0.1  && < 1.14,
                       transformers            >= 0.5.2.0  && < 0.7,
                       trifecta                >= 1.7.1.1  && < 2.2,