diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 67fea724..784ec061 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,15 +16,21 @@ will consitute of a breaking change warranting a new major release:
 
 # [unreleased]
 
-# [v8.0.1]
+# [v8.1.0] 2024-05-29
 
 ## Fixed
 
 - Small fix for transition failure handling of the MPSoC when the `START_MPSOC` action command
   to the supervisor fails.
 - Fixed inits of arrays within the `MEKF` not being zeros.
+- Important bugfix for PLOC SUPV: The SUPV previously was able to steal packets from the special
+  communication helper, for example during software updates.
 - Corrected sigma of STR for `MEKF`.
 
+## Added
+
+- Added new command to cancel the PLOC SUPV special communication helper.
+
 # [v8.0.0] 2024-05-13
 
 - `eive-tmtc` v7.0.0
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ba7dd618..bd79693d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
 set(OBSW_VERSION_MAJOR 8)
-set(OBSW_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(OBSW_VERSION_MINOR 1)
 set(OBSW_VERSION_REVISION 0)
 
 # set(CMAKE_VERBOSE TRUE)
diff --git a/linux/payload/FreshSupvHandler.cpp b/linux/payload/FreshSupvHandler.cpp
index 1252f9d8..ef980bb4 100644
--- a/linux/payload/FreshSupvHandler.cpp
+++ b/linux/payload/FreshSupvHandler.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ ReturnValue_t FreshSupvHandler::executeAction(ActionId_t actionId, MessageQueueI
       uartManager->initiateUpdateContinuation();
       return EXECUTION_FINISHED;
     }
+    case ABORT_LONGER_REQUEST: {
+      uartManager->stop();
+      return EXECUTION_FINISHED;
+    }
     case MEMORY_CHECK_WITH_FILE: {
       UpdateParams params;
       result = extractBaseParams(&data, size, params);
@@ -849,6 +853,10 @@ ReturnValue_t FreshSupvHandler::prepareWipeMramCmd(const uint8_t* commandData, s
 ReturnValue_t FreshSupvHandler::parseTmPackets() {
   uint8_t* receivedData = nullptr;
   size_t receivedSize = 0;
+  // We do not want to steal packets from the long request handler.
+  if (uartManager->longerRequestActive()) {
+    return returnvalue::OK;
+  }
   while (true) {
     ReturnValue_t result =
         uartManager->readReceivedMessage(comCookie, &receivedData, &receivedSize);
diff --git a/linux/payload/plocSupvDefs.h b/linux/payload/plocSupvDefs.h
index 349c29ad..e6536713 100644
--- a/linux/payload/plocSupvDefs.h
+++ b/linux/payload/plocSupvDefs.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static const DeviceCommandId_t ENABLE_NVMS = 59;
 static const DeviceCommandId_t CONTINUE_UPDATE = 60;
 static const DeviceCommandId_t MEMORY_CHECK_WITH_FILE = 61;
 static constexpr DeviceCommandId_t MEMORY_CHECK = 62;
+static constexpr DeviceCommandId_t ABORT_LONGER_REQUEST = 63;
 
 /** Reply IDs */
 enum ReplyId : DeviceCommandId_t {