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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:43:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(release): new release

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 .changeset/plugin-mode-close.md | 5 -----
 CHANGELOG.md                    | 6 ++++++
 package.json                    | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .changeset/plugin-mode-close.md

diff --git a/.changeset/plugin-mode-close.md b/.changeset/plugin-mode-close.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ad413429..000000000
--- a/.changeset/plugin-mode-close.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
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-"webpack-dev-middleware": patch
----
-
-Fixed a crash when calling `close()` in plugin mode (`isPlugin = true`). Since the host (webpack-cli, webpack-dev-server, etc.) owns `compiler.watch()`, the middleware has no `watching` of its own to close, so `close()` now just calls the callback instead of throwing.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa776b966..e366e672e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 8.1.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fixed a crash when calling `close()` in plugin mode (`isPlugin = true`). Since the host (webpack-cli, webpack-dev-server, etc.) owns `compiler.watch()`, the middleware has no `watching` of its own to close, so `close()` now just calls the callback instead of throwing. (by [@bjohansebas](https://github.com/bjohansebas) in [#2347](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/pull/2347))
+
 ## 8.1.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 94fce55bc..03aacd3f9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webpack-dev-middleware",
-  "version": "8.1.0",
+  "version": "8.1.1",
   "description": "A development middleware for webpack",
   "keywords": [
     "webpack",