diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 128e127..64f3cdd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.7.64"
+  ".": "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce0ce11..fe4ef9a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-node/compare/v0.7.64...v0.8.0) (2026-08-18)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* minimum supported Node.js is now 22.12.0. Node 18 went EOL in April 2025, Node 20 in April 2026.
+
+### Features
+
+* modernize the toolchain and drop EOL Node versions ([#331](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-node/issues/331)) ([dbabec0](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-node/commit/dbabec0f003e086a2d19b1a1bf4ff635c4f214cd))
+
 ## [0.7.64](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-node/compare/v0.7.63...v0.7.64) (2026-08-18)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b77e7fb..6e9b7d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stream-io/node-sdk",
-  "version": "0.7.64",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "description": "",
   "exports": {
     ".": {