diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eaa71c673d..cd62c26420 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.281.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.280.0...v1.281.0) (2024-02-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* implement progress monitor for parallel branches last transition ([fc34594](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/fc34594aeb95f7a4a7f936032447b3289a12642b))
+* improve performance of exprs in apps using memoized expr functors ([afa3c54](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/afa3c54140537fffdbab4193adf6af4a737cc2e7))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add limits to bun auto-type fetching ([ad3c551](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/ad3c551d664816ff4ef12d237e48a079d91af037))
+* allow eval with return in last line ([260468c](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/260468cf737e9836cf9ac6b7bc274b98e55fdc93))
+
 ## [1.280.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.279.0...v1.280.0) (2024-02-27)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index 5e3e4b97c1..38dd94768a 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -5623,9 +5623,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rayon"
-version = "1.8.1"
+version = "1.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fa7237101a77a10773db45d62004a272517633fbcc3df19d96455ede1122e051"
+checksum = "e4963ed1bc86e4f3ee217022bd855b297cef07fb9eac5dfa1f788b220b49b3bd"
 dependencies = [
  "either",
  "rayon-core",
@@ -9025,7 +9025,7 @@ checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -9062,7 +9062,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-api"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
@@ -9136,7 +9136,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-api-client"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "chrono",
@@ -9154,7 +9154,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-audit"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "serde",
@@ -9167,7 +9167,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-common"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -9200,7 +9200,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-git-sync"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "rsmq_async",
@@ -9215,7 +9215,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -9223,7 +9223,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-bash"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -9234,7 +9234,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-go"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "gosyn",
@@ -9246,7 +9246,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-graphql"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -9257,7 +9257,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-py"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "itertools 0.12.1",
@@ -9268,7 +9268,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-py-imports"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
@@ -9285,7 +9285,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-sql"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -9296,7 +9296,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-ts"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "convert_case 0.6.0",
@@ -9314,7 +9314,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-wasm"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "getrandom 0.2.12",
@@ -9332,7 +9332,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-queue"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
@@ -9365,7 +9365,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-worker"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 2002e5c47a..95fe8389f7 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "windmill"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 authors = ["Ruben Fiszel <ruben@windmill.dev>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
index 4c5b55fe25..a35f8e33da 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: "3.0.3"
 
 info:
-  version: 1.280.0
+  version: 1.281.0
   title: Windmill API
 
   contact:
diff --git a/benchmarks/lib.ts b/benchmarks/lib.ts
index 238936bf5f..f8dbfa1811 100644
--- a/benchmarks/lib.ts
+++ b/benchmarks/lib.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { sleep } from "https://deno.land/x/sleep@v1.2.1/mod.ts";
 import * as windmill from "https://deno.land/x/windmill@v1.174.0/mod.ts";
 import * as api from "https://deno.land/x/windmill@v1.174.0/windmill-api/index.ts";
 
-export const VERSION = "v1.280.0";
+export const VERSION = "v1.281.0";
 
 export async function login(email: string, password: string): Promise<string> {
   return await windmill.UserService.login({
diff --git a/cli/main.ts b/cli/main.ts
index d5e081df45..30e43404bc 100644
--- a/cli/main.ts
+++ b/cli/main.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ addEventListener("error", (event) => {
   }
 });
 
-export const VERSION = "v1.280.0";
+export const VERSION = "v1.281.0";
 
 let command: any = new Command()
   .name("wmill")
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 4c819c4877..a83bd7ce6d 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "windmill-components",
-	"version": "1.280.0",
+	"version": "1.281.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "windmill-components",
-			"version": "1.280.0",
+			"version": "1.281.0",
 			"license": "AGPL-3.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@aws-crypto/sha256-js": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index fa4c4ddad7..6cf166c9b5 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "windmill-components",
-	"version": "1.280.0",
+	"version": "1.281.0",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
 		"build": "vite build",
diff --git a/lsp/Pipfile b/lsp/Pipfile
index 4f92083800..413103fd5d 100644
--- a/lsp/Pipfile
+++ b/lsp/Pipfile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ verify_ssl = true
 name = "pypi"
 
 [packages]
-wmill = ">=1.280.0"
-wmill_pg = ">=1.280.0"
+wmill = ">=1.281.0"
+wmill_pg = ">=1.281.0"
 sendgrid = "*"
 mysql-connector-python = "*"
 pymongo = "*"
diff --git a/openflow.openapi.yaml b/openflow.openapi.yaml
index d0dca791d5..33434c5728 100644
--- a/openflow.openapi.yaml
+++ b/openflow.openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: "3.0.3"
 
 info:
-  version: 1.280.0
+  version: 1.281.0
   title: OpenFlow Spec
   contact:
     name: Ruben Fiszel
diff --git a/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml b/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
index 130717b1df..5bf587253f 100644
--- a/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "wmill"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 description = "A client library for accessing Windmill server wrapping the Windmill client API"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://windmill.dev"
diff --git a/python-client/wmill_pg/pyproject.toml b/python-client/wmill_pg/pyproject.toml
index df0502be00..17a073dbdb 100644
--- a/python-client/wmill_pg/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python-client/wmill_pg/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "wmill-pg"
-version = "1.280.0"
+version = "1.281.0"
 description = "An extension client for the wmill client library focused on pg"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://windmill.dev"
diff --git a/typescript-client/package.json b/typescript-client/package.json
index 92d995c26a..0189fe3fb6 100644
--- a/typescript-client/package.json
+++ b/typescript-client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "windmill-client",
   "description": "Windmill SDK client for browsers and Node.js",
-  "version": "1.280.0",
+  "version": "1.281.0",
   "author": "Ruben Fiszel",
   "license": "Apache 2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 256ed7d764..f6c82af30e 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.280.0
+1.281.0