diff --git a/hamh-alpha/CHANGELOG.md b/hamh-alpha/CHANGELOG.md
index 934dc60..1a7167f 100644
--- a/hamh-alpha/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/hamh-alpha/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [2.0.0-alpha.81](https://github.com/RiDDiX/home-assistant-matter-hub/compare/v2.0.0-alpha.80...v2.0.0-alpha.81) (2026-01-29)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* improve brightness persistence by checking entity on/off state and add debug logging ([9cc3cf0](https://github.com/RiDDiX/home-assistant-matter-hub/commit/9cc3cf049927a505410074f443a372b6bcba23e7))
+
 # [2.0.0-alpha.80](https://github.com/RiDDiX/home-assistant-matter-hub/compare/v2.0.0-alpha.79...v2.0.0-alpha.80) (2026-01-29)
 
 
diff --git a/hamh-alpha/config.yaml b/hamh-alpha/config.yaml
index e525f2f..ffb6dfb 100644
--- a/hamh-alpha/config.yaml
+++ b/hamh-alpha/config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "2.0.0-alpha.80"
+version: "2.0.0-alpha.81"
 image: ghcr.io/riddix/home-assistant-matter-hub-addon
 slug: hamh-alpha
 name: Home-Assistant-Matter-Hub (Alpha)