diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 8109666ec1..0ba0782ac5 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"10.8.0"}
+{".":"10.8.1"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4565cd3df1..f45fe6d6f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [10.8.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.8.0...v10.8.1) (2024-10-29)
+
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+* handle case of invalid package.json with no explicit config ([#5198](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5198)) ([f72bc17](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f72bc17cb44164bcfff7abc83d0d37d99a061104))
+* Typos on mochajs.org ([#5237](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5237)) ([d8ca270](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d8ca270a960554c9d5c5fbf264e89d668d01ff0d))
+* use accurate test links in HTML reporter ([#5228](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5228)) ([68803b6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/68803b685d55dcccc51fa6ccfd27701cda4e26ed))
+
 ## [10.8.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.7.3...v10.8.0) (2024-10-29)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f2b14f8d59..2d02eee3a3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mocha",
-  "version": "10.8.0",
+  "version": "10.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mocha",
-      "version": "10.8.0",
+      "version": "10.8.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "ansi-colors": "^4.1.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf6efce959..0f86842389 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mocha",
-  "version": "10.8.0",
+  "version": "10.8.1",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "description": "simple, flexible, fun test framework",
   "keywords": [