diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13160a24a..cefd70175 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.8.1 (2024-02-21)
+* Refactored util module re-exports to comply with latest clippy updates (#250).
+
 ## 0.8.0 (2024-02-06)
 * Added variable-length serialization and deserialization for `usize` type (#238).
 * [BREAKING] Removed `Serializable` and `Deserializable` implementations from slices and vectors (#239).
diff --git a/air/Cargo.toml b/air/Cargo.toml
index f0bb43856..f279e15ef 100644
--- a/air/Cargo.toml
+++ b/air/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winter-air"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "AIR components for the Winterfell STARK prover/verifier"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-air/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-air/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["crypto", "arithmetization", "air"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/crypto/Cargo.toml b/crypto/Cargo.toml
index 62ec44ca9..c63022374 100644
--- a/crypto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crypto/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winter-crypto"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Cryptographic library for the Winterfell STARK prover/verifier"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-crypto/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-crypto/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["crypto", "merkle-tree", "hash"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 4e3640064..175e56a31 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "examples"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Examples of using Winterfell STARK prover/verifier"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/fri/Cargo.toml b/fri/Cargo.toml
index 212e590c1..8dd309fe3 100644
--- a/fri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winter-fri"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Implementation of FRI protocol for the Winterfell STARK prover/verifier"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-fri/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-fri/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["crypto", "polynomial", "commitments"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/math/Cargo.toml b/math/Cargo.toml
index 7d92733b7..1af039185 100644
--- a/math/Cargo.toml
+++ b/math/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winter-math"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Math library for the Winterfell STARK prover/verifier"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-math/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-math/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["crypto", "finite-fields", "polynomials", "fft"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/math/src/field/f128/tests.rs b/math/src/field/f128/tests.rs
index bd75499d4..cabf5cce1 100644
--- a/math/src/field/f128/tests.rs
+++ b/math/src/field/f128/tests.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 // This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
 // LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
-use super::{
-    AsBytes, BaseElement, ByteReader, DeserializationError, FieldElement, StarkField, Vec, M,
-};
+use super::{AsBytes, BaseElement, ByteReader, DeserializationError, FieldElement, StarkField, M};
 use crate::field::{ExtensionOf, QuadExtension};
 use num_bigint::BigUint;
 use rand_utils::{rand_value, rand_vector};
+use utils::collections::*;
 use utils::SliceReader;
 
 // BASIC ALGEBRA
diff --git a/prover/Cargo.toml b/prover/Cargo.toml
index 0ab8f1dd6..33f51b2e6 100644
--- a/prover/Cargo.toml
+++ b/prover/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winter-prover"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Winterfell STARK prover"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-prover/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-prover/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["crypto", "zkp", "stark", "prover"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/utils/core/Cargo.toml b/utils/core/Cargo.toml
index 753b04685..0603d5a6a 100644
--- a/utils/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winter-utils"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Utilities for the Winterfell STARK prover/verifier"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-utils/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-utils/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["serialization", "transmute"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/utils/core/src/boxed.rs b/utils/core/src/boxed.rs
index c4b7c1434..e7ecc4998 100644
--- a/utils/core/src/boxed.rs
+++ b/utils/core/src/boxed.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+//
+// This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+// LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
 #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 pub use alloc::boxed::Box;
 
diff --git a/utils/rand/Cargo.toml b/utils/rand/Cargo.toml
index b1182f5fc..2c944d563 100644
--- a/utils/rand/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/rand/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winter-rand-utils"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Random value generation utilities for Winterfell crates"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-rand-utils/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-rand-utils/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography"]
 keywords = ["rand"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/verifier/Cargo.toml b/verifier/Cargo.toml
index fcc3895aa..4ef474827 100644
--- a/verifier/Cargo.toml
+++ b/verifier/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winter-verifier"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Winterfell STARK verifier"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-verifier/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winter-verifier/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["crypto", "zkp", "stark", "verifier"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/winterfell/Cargo.toml b/winterfell/Cargo.toml
index e084dd70d..68be128d0 100644
--- a/winterfell/Cargo.toml
+++ b/winterfell/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "winterfell"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Winterfell STARK prover and verifier"
 authors = ["winterfell contributors"]
 readme = "../README.md"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/novifinancial/winterfell"
-documentation = "https://docs.rs/winterfell/0.8.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/winterfell/0.8.1"
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["crypto", "zkp", "stark", "prover", "verifier"]
 edition = "2021"