diff --git a/changelog.d/16605.misc b/changelog.d/16605.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2db7da569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/16605.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Bump setuptools-rust from 1.8.0 to 1.8.1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e5c0158a7..df132c023 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ furo = ">=2022.12.7,<2024.0.0"
 # system changes.
 # We are happy to raise these upper bounds upon request,
 # provided we check that it's safe to do so (i.e. that CI passes).
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.1.0,<=1.7.0", "setuptools_rust>=1.3,<=1.8.0"]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.1.0,<=1.7.0", "setuptools_rust>=1.3,<=1.8.1"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"