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From: "github-actions[bot]"
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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:48:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 1.8.1

---
 CHANGELOG.md      |  7 +++++++
 package-lock.json | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 package.json      |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c648859f..8982bde1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.1](https://github.com/visgl/react-google-maps/compare/v1.8.0...v1.8.1) (2026-03-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **hooks:** add fallback to useLayoutEffect for React 16/17 compatibility ([#950](https://github.com/visgl/react-google-maps/issues/950)) ([86ad8ee](https://github.com/visgl/react-google-maps/commit/86ad8ee87c4ffc53084a8da525398c2e0e851f84))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/visgl/react-google-maps/compare/v1.7.1...v1.8.0) (2026-03-26)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 04dacef0..200c1c45 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@vis.gl/react-google-maps",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@vis.gl/react-google-maps",
-      "version": "1.8.0",
+      "version": "1.8.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@googlemaps/js-api-loader": "^2.0.2",
@@ -2877,9 +2877,9 @@
       }
     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.5.tgz",
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+      "version": "5.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.4.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -3656,9 +3656,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.13.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-9ZLprWS6EENmhEOpjCYW2c8VkmOvckIJZfkr7rBW6dObmfgJ/L1GpSYW5Hpo9lDz4D1+n0Ckz8rU7FwHDQiG/w==",
+      "version": "1.1.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.12.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -5217,9 +5217,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/glob/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MCV/fYJEbqx68aE58kv2cA/kiky1G8vux3OR6/jbS+jIMe/6fJWa0DTzJU7dqijOWYwHi1t29FlfYI9uytqlpA==",
+      "version": "2.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jt0vHyM+jmUBqojB7E1NIYadt0vI0Qxjxd2TErW94wDz+E2LAm5vKMXXwg6ZZBTHPuUlDgQHKXvjGBdfcF1ZDQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44c90347..ab37b922 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vis.gl/react-google-maps",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "description": "React components and hooks for the Google Maps JavaScript API",
   "source": "src/index.ts",
   "main": "dist/index.umd.js",