diff --git a/js/version.json b/js/version.json
index f00ddca05a81c7b073defd56eb2308e2573e7972..85974f19a6f6d9081ea3e482e51afadd515815fb 100644
--- a/js/version.json
+++ b/js/version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"5.81.1"
+"5.81.2"
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index e5207e00f4d01dac85fa08133d80b4802b7792cc..4006e9d91f5fd7d67a8a60e11c97c17df14301a8 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ Other resources for identifying changes are:
     * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-joomla
     * https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress
 
+## CiviCRM 5.81.2
+
+Released February 5, 2025
+
+- **[Synopsis](release-notes/5.81.2.md#synopsis)**
+- **[Bugs resolved](release-notes/5.81.2.md#bugs)**
+- **[Credits](release-notes/5.81.2.md#credits)**
+- **[Feedback](release-notes/5.81.2.md#feedback)**
+
 ## CiviCRM 5.81.1
 
 Released January 21, 2025
diff --git a/release-notes/5.81.2.md b/release-notes/5.81.2.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7161d241713be431e830b2b4ecedf5720e14245e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/5.81.2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# CiviCRM 5.81.2
+
+Released February 5, 2025
+
+- **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
+- **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
+- **[Credits](#credits)**
+- **[Feedback](#feedback)**
+
+## <a name="synopsis"></a>Synopsis
+
+| *Does this version...?*                                         |          |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
+| Change the database schema?                                     | no       |
+| Alter the API?                                                  | no       |
+| Require attention to configuration options?                     | no       |
+| Fix problems installing or upgrading to a previous version?     | no       |
+| Introduce features?                                             | no       |
+| **Fix bugs?**                                                   | **yes**  |
+| Fix security vulnerabilities?                                   | no       |
+
+## <a name="bugs"></a>Bugs resolved
+
+* **_Search Kit_: Disabled custom data-groups are not removed from searches ([dev/core#5698](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/5698): [#31862](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/31862))**
+* **_Testing_: Remove misleading test ([#31870](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/31870))**
+
+## <a name="credits"></a>Credits
+
+This release was developed by the following authors and reviewers:
+
+se_nate; Dave D; CiviCRM - Coleman Watts, Tim Otten
+
+## <a name="feedback"></a>Feedback
+
+These release notes are edited by Tim Otten and Andie Hunt.  If you'd like to
+provide feedback on them, please login to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm and
+contact `@agh1`.
diff --git a/sql/civicrm_generated.mysql b/sql/civicrm_generated.mysql
index aa45cbf42fb5c91226cd68ccc6530908477fffef..326b896f4e9a40e1a94914d97ba41b38814b91f8 100644
--- a/sql/civicrm_generated.mysql
+++ b/sql/civicrm_generated.mysql
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ UNLOCK TABLES;
 LOCK TABLES `civicrm_domain` WRITE;
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `civicrm_domain` DISABLE KEYS */;
 INSERT INTO `civicrm_domain` (`id`, `name`, `description`, `version`, `contact_id`, `locales`, `locale_custom_strings`) VALUES
- (1,'Default Domain Name',NULL,'5.81.1',1,NULL,'a:1:{s:5:\"en_US\";a:0:{}}');
+ (1,'Default Domain Name',NULL,'5.81.2',1,NULL,'a:1:{s:5:\"en_US\";a:0:{}}');
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `civicrm_domain` ENABLE KEYS */;
 UNLOCK TABLES;
 
diff --git a/sql/test_data_second_domain.mysql b/sql/test_data_second_domain.mysql
index 486f01b96177d394e3d30998bf9a387affebe1c0..b8dcbdf37d75a623f1d4ce3ece8291760d7a9116 100644
--- a/sql/test_data_second_domain.mysql
+++ b/sql/test_data_second_domain.mysql
@@ -907,4 +907,4 @@ INSERT INTO civicrm_navigation
 VALUES
     ( @domainID, CONCAT('civicrm/report/instance/', @instanceID,'&reset=1'), 'Mailing Detail Report', 'Mailing Detail Report', 'administer CiviMail', 'OR', @reportlastID, '1', NULL, @instanceID+2 );
 UPDATE civicrm_report_instance SET navigation_id = LAST_INSERT_ID() WHERE id = @instanceID;
-UPDATE civicrm_domain SET version = '5.81.1';
+UPDATE civicrm_domain SET version = '5.81.2';
diff --git a/xml/version.xml b/xml/version.xml
index e6fa7850fc0ac970425e283d65c7d526fe421ffb..cc914780111b8b0a54c5a65456a130ba2dbad36e 100644
--- a/xml/version.xml
+++ b/xml/version.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
 <version>
-  <version_no>5.81.1</version_no>
-  <releaseDate>2025-01-21</releaseDate>
+  <version_no>5.81.2</version_no>
+  <releaseDate>2025-02-06</releaseDate>
 </version>