diff --git a/app-metadata/net.thunderbird.android/en-US/changelogs/5.txt b/app-metadata/net.thunderbird.android/en-US/changelogs/5.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..206de06a30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-metadata/net.thunderbird.android/en-US/changelogs/5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Thunderbird for Android version 8.1, based on K-9 Mail. Changes include:
+- Thunderbird's active development is fully funded by financial contributions from our users. If you're enjoying Thunderbird or believe in our mission, please help support it. In this version we will ask you for your support once you've had the chance to actively use Thunderbird for a while.
+- We've fixed one of our top crashes to give you a more stable experience
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diff --git a/app-thunderbird/build.gradle.kts b/app-thunderbird/build.gradle.kts
index 0086fe0b620..52135d0d9a8 100644
--- a/app-thunderbird/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app-thunderbird/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ android {
         applicationId = "net.thunderbird.android"
         testApplicationId = "net.thunderbird.android.tests"
 
-        versionCode = 4
+        versionCode = 5
         versionName = "8.1"
 
         // Keep in sync with the resource string array "supported_languages"
diff --git a/app-thunderbird/src/main/res/raw/changelog_master.xml b/app-thunderbird/src/main/res/raw/changelog_master.xml
index 39d6687056f..9b75f062abd 100644
--- a/app-thunderbird/src/main/res/raw/changelog_master.xml
+++ b/app-thunderbird/src/main/res/raw/changelog_master.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
      Locale-specific versions are kept in res/raw-<locale qualifier>/changelog.xml.
 -->
 <changelog>
-    <release version="8.0b5" versioncode="8" date="2024-10-28">
+    <release version="8.1" versioncode="5" date="2024-11-06">
+        <change>Thunderbird's active development is fully funded by financial contributions from our users. If you're enjoying Thunderbird or believe in our mission, please help support it. In this version we will ask you for your support once you've had the chance to actively use Thunderbird for a while.</change>
+        <change>We've fixed one of our top crashes to give you a more stable experience</change>
+    </release>    <release version="8.0b5" versioncode="8" date="2024-10-28">
         <change>Unread message colors are updated for better visibility</change>
         <change>You will be asked for a financial contribution once you've used the app for a while. Help us continue developing Thunderbird for Android!</change>
         <change>QR code import now suggests upgrading Thunderbird Desktop</change>
diff --git a/metadata b/metadata
index cd46587ebb6..96619542228 120000
--- a/metadata
+++ b/metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-app-metadata/com.fsck.k9
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+app-metadata/net.thunderbird.android
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