diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4527725d..304f9929 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Release 1.8.1
+
+**What's Changed**
+* Make `is_windows` public (https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/pull/584)
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/compare/1.8.0...1.8.1
+
 # Release 1.8.0
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index aa295055..fb1a4fd6 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module(
     name = "bazel_skylib",
     # Keep in sync with version.bzl and @bazel_skylib_gazelle_plugin//:MODULE.bazel
-    version = "1.8.0",
+    version = "1.8.1",
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
diff --git a/gazelle/MODULE.bazel b/gazelle/MODULE.bazel
index c6bdfdc1..53b85591 100644
--- a/gazelle/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/gazelle/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 module(
     name = "bazel_skylib_gazelle_plugin",
     # Keep in sync with @bazel_skylib//:MODULE.bazel and @bazel_skylib//:version.bzl
-    version = "1.8.0",
+    version = "1.8.1",
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
 # Keep in sync with @bazel_skylib//:MODULE.bazel and @bazel_skylib//:version.bzl
-bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.8.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.8.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_license", version = "0.0.7")
 bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.41.0", repo_name = "bazel_gazelle")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.52.0", repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go")
diff --git a/rules/private/BUILD b/rules/private/BUILD
index e72b191a..bd3602ae 100644
--- a/rules/private/BUILD
+++ b/rules/private/BUILD
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ package(default_applicable_licenses = ["//:license"])
 
 licenses(["notice"])
 
-is_windows(name = "is_windows")
+is_windows(
+    name = "is_windows",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
 
 bzl_library(
     name = "bzl_library",
diff --git a/version.bzl b/version.bzl
index 9a24180c..82364382 100644
--- a/version.bzl
+++ b/version.bzl
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 """The version of bazel-skylib."""
 
 # Keep in sync with MODULE.bazel and @bazel_skylib_gazelle_plugin//:MODULE.bazel
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"