diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a1020c..193488f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# pcsc 2.8.1 (2023-12-16)
+
+* Fix possible panics in `list_readers_owned` and `get_attribute_owned` functions,
+  and handling of null buffers in `list_readers` and `get_attribute`.
+
+  Reported by @ n-eq in
+  [issue #9](https://github.com/bluetech/pcsc-rust/issues/44).
+
 # pcsc 2.8.0 (2022-12-29)
 
 * The `pcsc-sys` crate is now reexported from the `pcsc` crate as
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2f145c7..58aa41b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ checksum = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pcsc"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "pcsc-sys",
diff --git a/pcsc/Cargo.toml b/pcsc/Cargo.toml
index f46b447..588a238 100644
--- a/pcsc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pcsc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "pcsc"
 description = "Bindings to the PC/SC API for smart card communication"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.8.1"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["pcsc", "smartcard"]
 categories = ["hardware-support", "api-bindings"]