diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Type: Package
 Package: teal.slice
 Title: Filter Module for 'teal' Applications
-Version: 0.8.0.9001
-Date: 2026-06-29
+Version: 0.8.1
+Date: 2026-07-01
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Dawid", "Kaledkowski", , "dawid.kaledkowski@roche.com", role = "aut",
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-9533-457X")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# teal.slice 0.8.0.9001
+# teal.slice 0.8.1
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Fixed `teal_slice` reactive values due to `shiny` package update (#682, #685).
 
 # teal.slice 0.8.0