diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 884fa43e..f2d41c42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-10/14/2023 v7.7.1
+10/14/2023 v8.0.0
 
-* Declares python 3.12 support (no code changes required)A
+* Declares python 3.12 support (no code changes required)
+* Drops python 3.7 support 
 * Various dependabot dependency updates
 
 07/14/2023 v7.7.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 331f5e86..dfbb7b0b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "diff_cover"
-version = "7.7.1"
+version = "8.0.0"
 description = "Run coverage and linting reports on diffs"
 authors = ["See Contributors"]
 homepage = "https://github.com/Bachmann1234/diff-cover"