# Meilisearch v1.8.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Meilisearch (https://meilisearch.com)
- **Version:** v1.8.1
- **Released:** May 22, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/meilisearch/updates/v1.8.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Meilisearch v1.8.1. Source highlight: Index the _geo fields when changing the setting while there are already documents in the DB by @irevoire and @ManyTheFish in https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/pull/4642

## Bug Fixes
- Index the _geo fields when changing the setting while there are already documents in the DB by @irevoire and @ManyTheFish in https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/pull/4642