diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e4f59ef62d..390b562e53b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,28 @@ This project uses [*towncrier*](https://towncrier.readthedocs.io/) and the chang
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## [3.81.0](https://github.com/metalbear-co/mirrord/tree/3.81.0) - 2024-01-01
+
+
+### Changed
+
+- Changed setup to not create self signed, letting operator fallback to it
+  automatically on runtime
+- Update dependencies
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix opendir not being hooked on macOS arm64
+
+
+### Internal
+
+- Deprecate go 18, enable go 21
+- Fix some test labels, separate tests by flags, update contributing guide
+- Re-add outgoing traffic with many requests tests
+
+
 ## [3.80.0](https://github.com/metalbear-co/mirrord/tree/3.80.0) - 2023-12-27
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9824beb4606..15404bad0a5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fileops"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -3111,7 +3111,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "issue1317"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "env_logger",
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "issue1776"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "errno 0.3.8",
  "libc",
@@ -3132,7 +3132,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "issue1776portnot53"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "socket2 0.5.5",
@@ -3140,14 +3140,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "issue1899"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "issue2001"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -3449,7 +3449,7 @@ checksum = "c4cd1a83af159aa67994778be9070f0ae1bd732942279cabb14f86f986a21456"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "listen_ports"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "local-channel"
@@ -3666,7 +3666,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-codec",
  "anyhow",
@@ -3710,7 +3710,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-agent"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-codec",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3763,7 +3763,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-analytics"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "assert-json-diff",
  "base64 0.21.5",
@@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-auth"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "fs4",
@@ -3797,7 +3797,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-config"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bimap",
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
@@ -3819,7 +3819,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-config-derive"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "proc-macro2-diagnostics",
@@ -3829,7 +3829,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-console"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "drain",
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-intproxy"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "http-body-util",
@@ -3867,7 +3867,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-intproxy-protocol"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "mirrord-protocol",
@@ -3877,7 +3877,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-kube"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-codec",
  "base64 0.21.5",
@@ -3891,7 +3891,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mirrord-protocol",
  "rand",
  "regex",
- "rstest 0.18.2",
+ "rstest 0.17.0",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "shellexpand",
@@ -3904,7 +3904,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-layer"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-codec",
  "anyhow",
@@ -3940,7 +3940,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "os_info",
  "rand",
  "regex",
- "rstest 0.18.2",
+ "rstest 0.17.0",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "socket2 0.5.5",
@@ -3960,7 +3960,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-layer-macro"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -3969,7 +3969,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-macros"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "proc-macro2-diagnostics",
@@ -3979,7 +3979,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-operator"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-codec",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4012,7 +4012,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-progress"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "enum_dispatch",
  "indicatif",
@@ -4044,7 +4044,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mirrord-sip"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "apple-codesign",
  "memchr",
@@ -4368,7 +4368,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "outgoing"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "outref"
@@ -5323,21 +5323,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-bypassed-unix-socket"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-e2e-fileops"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-unix-socket-client"
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c171ec76333..458fffa455a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 # latest commits on rustls suppress certificate verification
 [workspace.package]
-version = "3.80.0"
+version = "3.81.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/changelog.d/+depcrecate-go.internal.md b/changelog.d/+depcrecate-go.internal.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bd69dea7a6..00000000000
--- a/changelog.d/+depcrecate-go.internal.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Deprecate go 18, enable go 21
diff --git a/changelog.d/+dont-create-self-signed-cert.changed.md b/changelog.d/+dont-create-self-signed-cert.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bc5d3238898..00000000000
--- a/changelog.d/+dont-create-self-signed-cert.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Changed setup to not create self signed, letting operator fallback to it automatically on runtime
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/+label-fixes.internal.md b/changelog.d/+label-fixes.internal.md
deleted file mode 100644
index fac17fcacd8..00000000000
--- a/changelog.d/+label-fixes.internal.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix some test labels, separate tests by flags, update contributing guide
diff --git a/changelog.d/+opendir-macos-arm64.fixed.md b/changelog.d/+opendir-macos-arm64.fixed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 118e2c82874..00000000000
--- a/changelog.d/+opendir-macos-arm64.fixed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix opendir not being hooked on macOS arm64
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/+readd-multi-outgoing-e2e.internal.md b/changelog.d/+readd-multi-outgoing-e2e.internal.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 06a6059ef87..00000000000
--- a/changelog.d/+readd-multi-outgoing-e2e.internal.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Re-add outgoing traffic with many requests tests
diff --git a/changelog.d/+update-dependencies.changed.md b/changelog.d/+update-dependencies.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index af47fee9d6a..00000000000
--- a/changelog.d/+update-dependencies.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update dependencies
\ No newline at end of file