diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af2f96f2..2c0ff2ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org), except that 
 
 Do not manually edit this file. It will be automatically updated when a new release is published.
 
+## 0.8.0
+_20 March 2024_
+
+* (MINOR) allow clients to sign with a process outside of c2patool ([#169](https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs/pull/169))
+* Add trust and verification options to c2pa_tool ([#168](https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs/pull/168))
+* adds version to c2patool artifact names ([#158](https://github.com/contentauth/c2pa-rs/pull/158))
 ## 0.7.0
 _22 November 2023_
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5c891c4f..05d64174 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "c2patool"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 32c7c686..d629725e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ default-run = "c2patool"
 # Please do not manually edit `version`. Version updates will be generated
 # automatically when c2patool is published. Remember to use (MINOR) or (MAJOR)
 # tags in the PR title to trigger non-patch updates as needed.
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 
 description = "Tool for displaying and creating C2PA manifests."
 authors = ["Gavin Peacock <gpeacock@adobe.com>", "Maurice Fisher <mfisher@adobe.com>"]