diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 0199c9c..481531d 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 
 TRACING=1
 
-# CYPHERNODE VERSION "v0.9.0-dev"
-CONF_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev-local"
-GATEKEEPER_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev-local"
-TOR_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev-local"
-PROXY_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev-local"
-NOTIFIER_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev-local"
-PROXYCRON_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev-local"
-OTSCLIENT_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev-local"
-PYCOIN_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev-local"
+# CYPHERNODE VERSION "v0.8.1"
+CONF_VERSION="v0.8.1-local"
+GATEKEEPER_VERSION="v0.8.1-local"
+TOR_VERSION="v0.8.1-local"
+PROXY_VERSION="v0.8.1-local"
+NOTIFIER_VERSION="v0.8.1-local"
+PROXYCRON_VERSION="v0.8.1-local"
+OTSCLIENT_VERSION="v0.8.1-local"
+PYCOIN_VERSION="v0.8.1-local"
 
 trace()
 {
diff --git a/dist/setup.sh b/dist/setup.sh
index 480f926..0813e3a 100755
--- a/dist/setup.sh
+++ b/dist/setup.sh
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ sudo_if_required() {
 }
 
 modify_permissions() {
-  local directories=("$current_path/.env" "$BITCOIN_DATAPATH" "$LIGHTNING_DATAPATH" "$PROXY_DATAPATH" "$GATEKEEPER_DATAPATH" "$OTSCLIENT_DATAPATH" "$POSTGRES_DATAPATH" "$LOGS_DATAPATH" "$TRAEFIK_DATAPATH" "$TOR_DATAPATH")
+  local directories=("$BITCOIN_DATAPATH" "$LIGHTNING_DATAPATH" "$PROXY_DATAPATH" "$GATEKEEPER_DATAPATH" "$OTSCLIENT_DATAPATH" "$POSTGRES_DATAPATH" "$LOGS_DATAPATH" "$TRAEFIK_DATAPATH" "$TOR_DATAPATH")
   for d in "${directories[@]}"
   do
     if [[ -e $d ]]; then
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ modify_permissions() {
 }
 
 modify_owner() {
-  local directories=("$current_path/.env" "$BITCOIN_DATAPATH" "$LIGHTNING_DATAPATH" "$PROXY_DATAPATH" "$GATEKEEPER_DATAPATH" "$OTSCLIENT_DATAPATH" "$POSTGRES_DATAPATH" "$LOGS_DATAPATH" "$TRAEFIK_DATAPATH" "$TOR_DATAPATH")
+  local directories=("${current_path}/.env" "$BITCOIN_DATAPATH" "$LIGHTNING_DATAPATH" "$PROXY_DATAPATH" "$GATEKEEPER_DATAPATH" "$OTSCLIENT_DATAPATH" "$POSTGRES_DATAPATH" "$LOGS_DATAPATH" "$TRAEFIK_DATAPATH" "$TOR_DATAPATH")
   local user=$(id -u $RUN_AS_USER):$(id -g $RUN_AS_USER)
   for d in "${directories[@]}"
   do
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ install_docker() {
   fi
 
   if [ ! -d $current_path/.env ]; then
-    step "   create $current_path/.env"
-    sudo_if_required mkdir -p $current_path/.env
+    step "   create ${current_path}/.env"
+    sudo_if_required mkdir -p ${current_path}/.env
     next
   fi
 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ install_docker() {
   copy_file $cyphernodeconf_filepath/cyphernode/info.json $PROXY_DATAPATH/info.json 1 $SUDO_REQUIRED
   copy_file $cyphernodeconf_filepath/postgres/pgpass $PROXY_DATAPATH/pgpass 1 $SUDO_REQUIRED
   sudo_if_required chmod 0600 $PROXY_DATAPATH/pgpass
-  copy_file $cyphernodeconf_filepath/proxycron/proxycron.env $current_path/.env/proxycron.env 1 $SUDO_REQUIRED
+  copy_file $cyphernodeconf_filepath/proxycron/proxycron.env ${current_path}/.env/proxycron.env 1 $SUDO_REQUIRED
 
   if [[ $BITCOIN_INTERNAL == true ]]; then
     if [ ! -d $BITCOIN_DATAPATH ]; then
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ install_docker() {
 
 check_directory_owner() {
   # if one directory does not have access rights for $RUN_AS_USER, we echo 1, else we echo 0
-  local directories=("$current_path/.env" "$BITCOIN_DATAPATH" "$LIGHTNING_DATAPATH" "$PROXY_DATAPATH" "$GATEKEEPER_DATAPATH" "$POSTGRES_DATAPATH" "$LOGS_DATAPATH" "$TRAEFIK_DATAPATH" "$TOR_DATAPATH")
+  local directories=("${current_path}/.env" "$BITCOIN_DATAPATH" "$LIGHTNING_DATAPATH" "$PROXY_DATAPATH" "$GATEKEEPER_DATAPATH" "$POSTGRES_DATAPATH" "$LOGS_DATAPATH" "$TRAEFIK_DATAPATH" "$TOR_DATAPATH")
   local status=0
   for d in "${directories[@]}"
   do
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ sanity_checks_pre_install() {
       if [[ $sudo_reason == 'directories' ]]; then
         echo "          or check your data volumes if they have the right owner."
         echo "          The owner of the following folders should be '$RUN_AS_USER':"
-        local directories=("$current_path/.env" "$BITCOIN_DATAPATH" "$LIGHTNING_DATAPATH" "$PROXY_DATAPATH" "$GATEKEEPER_DATAPATH" "$POSTGRES_DATAPATH" "$LOGS_DATAPATH" "$TRAEFIK_DATAPATH" "$TOR_DATAPATH")
+        local directories=("$BITCOIN_DATAPATH" "$LIGHTNING_DATAPATH" "$PROXY_DATAPATH" "$GATEKEEPER_DATAPATH" "$POSTGRES_DATAPATH" "$LOGS_DATAPATH" "$TRAEFIK_DATAPATH" "$TOR_DATAPATH")
           local status=0
           for d in "${directories[@]}"
           do
@@ -866,17 +866,17 @@ ALWAYSYES=0
 SUDO_REQUIRED=0
 AUTOSTART=0
 
-# CYPHERNODE VERSION "v0.9.0-dev"
-SETUP_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-CONF_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-GATEKEEPER_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-TOR_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-PROXY_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-NOTIFIER_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-PROXYCRON_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-OTSCLIENT_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-PYCOIN_VERSION="v0.9.0-dev"
-CYPHERAPPS_VERSION="dev"
+# CYPHERNODE VERSION "v0.8.1"
+SETUP_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+CONF_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+GATEKEEPER_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+TOR_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+PROXY_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+NOTIFIER_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+PROXYCRON_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+OTSCLIENT_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+PYCOIN_VERSION="v0.8.1"
+CYPHERAPPS_VERSION="v0.8.1"
 BITCOIN_VERSION="v22.0"
 LIGHTNING_VERSION="v0.10.2"
 TRAEFIK_VERSION="v1.7.9-alpine"
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-v0.8.1.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-v0.8.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91a5379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-v0.8.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Cyphernode v0.8.1
+
+This is a minor release of a few fixes and improvements:
+
+- Fixed: full compatibility with docker-compose was lost in v0.8.0 (thanks @bhodl)
+- Improved: `ln_pay` now pays using the pay plugin first (with MPP), then `legacypay` on failure
+- Improved: moved env variables from docker-compose.yaml to env files, for proxycron only for now (thanks @phillamy)
+- Small improvements in the startup scripts
+- Removed inserting previous txs in database when computing a tx fees
diff --git a/docker-build.sh b/docker-build.sh
index 4431aeb..f5e1800 100755
--- a/docker-build.sh
+++ b/docker-build.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ aarch64_docker="arm64"
 
 v1="v0"
 v2="v0.8"
-v3="v0.8.0"
+v3="v0.8.1"
 
 # Build amd64 and arm64 first, building for arm will trigger the manifest creation and push on hub