DOCSP-29072 mongosh v1.8.1 release notes (#259)

Author: jmd-mongo

snooty.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ toc_landing_pages = ["/run-commands",
 
 [constants]
 
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 mdb-version = "6.0"
 pgp-version = "{+mdb-version+}"
 

source/changelog.txt

@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ Release Notes
    :depth: 1
    :class: singlecol
 
+v1.8.1
+------
+
+*Released April 24, 2023*
+
+``mongosh`` now uses version 5.3.0 of the :driver:`Node.js driver </node/>`.
+
+- :issue:`MONGOSH-1304` ``rs.reconfig()`` will no longer automatically retry operations
+- :issue:`MONGOSH-1413` This is the first release that uploads to PPAs for Amazon 2023 after the distro rename
+
+`Full release notes available on JIRA
+<https://jira.mongodb.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=17381&version=35689>`__.
+
 v1.8.0
 ------