diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2678a5b2..aca998e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [16.8.1](https://github.com/adobe/helix-cli/compare/v16.8.0...v16.8.1) (2024-12-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency chokidar to v4.0.3 ([#2468](https://github.com/adobe/helix-cli/issues/2468)) ([4225436](https://github.com/adobe/helix-cli/commit/4225436b38f180510b1d472119452286b2bc186d))
+
 # [16.8.0](https://github.com/adobe/helix-cli/compare/v16.7.32...v16.8.0) (2024-12-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fcf08e35..bcf1ea74 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/aem-cli",
-  "version": "16.8.0",
+  "version": "16.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@adobe/aem-cli",
-      "version": "16.8.0",
+      "version": "16.8.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@adobe/fetch": "4.1.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f0b4dc1..2cceeb5f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/aem-cli",
-  "version": "16.8.0",
+  "version": "16.8.1",
   "description": "AEM CLI",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",