diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.rst b/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
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@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ Changelog
 
 .. current developments
 
+v1.8.1
+====================
+
+**Added:**
+
+* Added a progress bar for ``openfe gather`` JSON loading (`PR #1786 <https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/openfe/pull/1786>`_).
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Due to issues with OpenFF's handling of toolkit registries
+  with NAGL, the use of NAGL models (e.g. AshGC) when OpenEye
+  is installed but not requested as the charge backend has been
+  disabled (Issue #1760, `PR #1762 <https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/openfe/pull/1762>`_).
+* Fixed bug in ligand network visualization (such as with ``openfe view-ligand-network``) so that ligand names are no longer cut off by the plot border (`PR #1822 <https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/openfe/pull/1822>`_).
+
+
+
 v1.8.0
 ====================
 
diff --git a/news/disable_oechem_nagl.rst b/news/disable_oechem_nagl.rst
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-**Fixed:**
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-* Due to issues with OpenFF's handling of toolkit registries
-  with NAGL, the use of NAGL models (e.g. AshGC) when OpenEye
-  is installed but not requested as the charge backend has been
-  disabled (Issue #1760).
-
-**Security:**
-
-* <news item>
diff --git a/news/progress_bar.rst b/news/progress_bar.rst
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-* Added a progress bar for ``openfe gather`` JSON loading. 
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