diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1bdeb3493..14a988926 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+quark-engine (26.8.1-0kali1) kali-dev; urgency=medium
+
+  * Document Enhancement
+
+    - Add Quark malware analysis reports for AhRat, AndroRAT, and Sova. (#934, #954, and #957)
+    - Fix broken links in malware report README files. Thanks to @wenxiaojie1. (#942)
+
+  * Bug Fixes
+
+    - Include interfaces in superclass relationship resolution. Thanks to @wenxiaojie1. (#953)
+    - Validate default rule paths only when they are used. Thanks to @gaoflow and @MickeyWzt. (#937)
+
+  * Dependency Update
+
+    - Upgrade Androguard to newer versions. Thanks to @trpyn. (#928)
+
+  * New Feature
+
+    - Add Claude Code skills: `/quark` and `/quark-rule-gen`. (#947)
+    - Add DexTrace core-library backend. (#958)
+
+ --  James Chiang <e619003@gmail.com>  Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:34:41 +0800
+
 quark-engine (26.7.1-0kali1) kali-dev; urgency=medium
 
   * Rule Enhancement
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 83ac75fc5..8096a09bb 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
             dh-virtualenv (>= 0.8),
             python3,
 
-Standards-Version: 26.7.1
+Standards-Version: 26.8.1
 Homepage: https://github.com/quark-engine/quark-engine
 Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/quark-engine/quark-engine
 Vcs-Git: https://github.com/quark-engine/quark-engine
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 63496d95b..10c744854 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 author = 'KunYu Chen, JunWei Song, YuShiang Dang, ShengFone Lu, AnWei Kung, ShunTe Lin, Vivek, Krishna'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = 'v26.7.1'
+release = 'v26.8.1'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/quark/__init__.py b/quark/__init__.py
index 75f8e1c8b..d758208a7 100644
--- a/quark/__init__.py
+++ b/quark/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "26.7.1"
+__version__ = "26.8.1"