diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0deda3f..5081588 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.7.0",
+    ".": "0.8.0",
     "skip-github-release": false
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d5e96a..506ed58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0) (2024-09-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Implement support for rendering through ports ([#121](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/issues/121)) ([b4d6bf3](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/commit/b4d6bf3d59d74482194b4625e77d6e51ba89b302))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Introduce helpers for creating functions consuming QREF objects ([#119](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/issues/119)) ([c49efba](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/commit/c49efba66faead629b936105b25d25ba339e3445))
+
 ## [0.7.0](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/compare/v0.6.2...v0.7.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e3f3815..b9626f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "qref"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 description = "Quantum Resource Estimation Format"
 authors = ["PsiQuantum, Corp."]
 license = "Apache 2.0"