diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da3519c..ca23f34 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Retcon Changelog
 
+## 2.8.1 - 2024-07-03
+### Fixed
+- Fixed a PHP 7 compatibility issue introduced in Retcon 2.8.0, affecting Craft 3 installs using the `retconSrcset` or `retconTransform` filters. [#69](https://github.com/mmikkel/Retcon-Craft/issues/69)
+
 ## 2.8.0 - 2024-06-28
 ### Improved
 - Improves support for Imager X named transforms for the `retconSrcset` filter. [#69](https://github.com/mmikkel/Retcon-Craft/issues/69)
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index a599655..b56fa41 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "mmikkel/retcon",
     "description": "Powerful Twig filters for mutating and querying HTML",
     "type": "craft-plugin",
-    "version": "2.8.0",
+    "version": "2.8.1",
     "keywords": [
         "craft",
         "cms",
diff --git a/src/helpers/RetconHelper.php b/src/helpers/RetconHelper.php
index 887efd0..bdaa127 100644
--- a/src/helpers/RetconHelper.php
+++ b/src/helpers/RetconHelper.php
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@
 
 use aelvan\imager\Imager;
 
-use mmikkel\retcon\models\RetconTransformedImage;
-
 use spacecatninja\imagerx\ImagerX;
 
 use mmikkel\retcon\models\RetconSettings;
+use mmikkel\retcon\models\RetconTransformedImage;
 use mmikkel\retcon\Retcon;
 
 use Craft;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@
 use craft\helpers\StringHelper;
 use craft\helpers\Template as TemplateHelper;
 use craft\helpers\UrlHelper;
-
 use craft\redactor\FieldData as RedactorFieldData;
 use craft\htmlfield\HtmlFieldData;
 
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ public static function getImageTransform($transform)
      * @throws \craft\errors\ImageException
      * @throws \spacecatninja\imagerx\exceptions\ImagerException
      */
-    public static function getTransformedImage(string $src, $transform, ?array $imagerTransformDefaults = null, ?array $imagerConfigOverrides = null): RetconTransformedImage|array|null
+    public static function getTransformedImage(string $src, $transform, ?array $imagerTransformDefaults = null, ?array $imagerConfigOverrides = null)
     {
 
         // TODO: In Retcon 3.0, we should try to get the asset via RetconHelper::getAssetFromRef(), and transform that directly