diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 102fa4701..118bf8818 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.108.0"
+  ".": "1.108.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cc12646af..6e92a9f05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.108.1](https://github.com/aeternity/ae_mdw/compare/v1.108.0...v1.108.1) (2026-09-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* don't crash exec_all_mem_mutations on an empty batch ([#2206](https://github.com/aeternity/ae_mdw/issues/2206)) ([96c410a](https://github.com/aeternity/ae_mdw/commit/96c410a3e4ef0ef22ba11ad4d87cd8dfb8a9c76b))
+
 ## [1.108.0](https://github.com/aeternity/ae_mdw/compare/v1.107.4...v1.108.0) (2026-09-08)
 
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index f54d1b86a..82874c4a9 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule AeMdw.MixProject do
   def project() do
     [
       app: :ae_mdw,
-      version: "1.108.0",
+      version: "1.108.1",
       elixir: "~> 1.10",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       elixirc_options: [