diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 74352fd70..f7b103810 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+mkdocs-material-8.1.9 (2022-01-30)
+
+  * Added support for mkdocs.yml validation and auto-complete
+  * Fixed errors in Latvian translations
+
 mkdocs-material-8.1.8+insiders-4.7.0 (2022-01-25)
 
   * Added native support for offline search
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index cc71cc295..f85c01345 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ template: overrides/main.html
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 8.1.9 <small>_ January 30, 2022</small> { id="8.1.9" }
+
+- [Added support for `mkdocs.yml` validation and auto-complete][validation]
+- Fixed errors in Latvian translations
+
+  [validation]: ../creating-your-site.md#minimal-configuration
 
 ### 8.1.8 <small>_ January 23, 2022</small> { id="8.1.8" }
 
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index d5bb17cc3..f2454b345 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <link rel="canonical" href="{{ page.canonical_url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-8.1.8">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-8.1.9">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b2982aeb6..63cb30cf3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "8.1.8",
+  "version": "8.1.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c4548264..ce69f4529 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "8.1.8",
+  "version": "8.1.9",
   "description": "A Material Design theme for MkDocs",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",