diff --git a/CHANGELOG.v2.alpha.md b/CHANGELOG.v2.alpha.md
index 51afb9d3453ac..ce2d0ef2e5bab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.v2.alpha.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.v2.alpha.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [2.181.1-alpha.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/compare/v2.181.0-alpha.0...v2.181.1-alpha.0) (2025-02-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **cognito-identitypool-alpha:** prevent stacks from not deploying correctly ([#33609](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/33609)) ([a1e2afe](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/commit/a1e2afe67cc907fa278503ebc886aa3b5bf97887)), closes [#33510](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/33510)
+
 ## [2.181.0-alpha.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/compare/v2.180.0-alpha.0...v2.181.0-alpha.0) (2025-02-25)
 
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.v2.md b/CHANGELOG.v2.md
index 02761e57a76ac..93a8f6eb8be85 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.v2.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.v2.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [2.181.1](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/compare/v2.181.0...v2.181.1) (2025-02-27)
+
 ## [2.181.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/compare/v2.180.0...v2.181.0) (2025-02-25)
 
 
diff --git a/version.v2.json b/version.v2.json
index 308605f442698..35cf70297852f 100644
--- a/version.v2.json
+++ b/version.v2.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.181.0",
-  "alphaVersion": "2.181.0-alpha.0"
+  "version": "2.181.1",
+  "alphaVersion": "2.181.1-alpha.0"
 }
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