diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3b62f0..81e8bea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Branch Capacitor SDK change log
 
+- 8.1.0
+
+  - Added the handleUrl method to iOS and updated BranchUrlParams to include `branch` instead of `url`.
+
 - 8.0.0
 
   - Updated the `addListener` method to return a `Promise<PluginListenerHandle>`.
diff --git a/ios/Plugin/Plugin.swift b/ios/Plugin/Plugin.swift
index 9128b4d..4a42817 100644
--- a/ios/Plugin/Plugin.swift
+++ b/ios/Plugin/Plugin.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class BranchDeepLinks: CAPPlugin {
                 object: nil
         )
         
-        Branch.getInstance().registerPluginName("Capacitor", version: "8.0.0")
+        Branch.getInstance().registerPluginName("Capacitor", version: "8.1.0")
     }
 
     @objc public func setBranchService(branchService: Any) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c37646..02a63bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "capacitor-branch-deep-links",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "description": "Capacitor plugin for Branch.io deep links",
   "main": "dist/plugin.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/esm/index.js",