diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ee40e8..a988d82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ The following emojis are used to highlight certain changes:
 
 ### Added
 
-- Support implicit default list for `filter-protocols` from [IPIP-484](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/pull/484) and customizing them via `--http-routers-filter-protocols`.
-
 ### Changed
 
 ### Removed
@@ -25,6 +23,13 @@ The following emojis are used to highlight certain changes:
 
 ### Security
 
+## [v1.8.0]
+
+### Added
+
+- Support implicit protocol filters from [IPIP-484](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/pull/484) and customizing them via `--http-routers-filter-protocols`. [#173](https://github.com/ipfs/rainbow/pull/173)
+- Dedicated [tracing docs](docs/tracing.md).
+
 ## [v1.7.0]
 
 ### Added
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 ## [v1.6.0]
 
-### Added
-
 ### Changed
 
 - Updated Go in go.mod to 1.22
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 36652b9..52dd055 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "v1.7.0"
+  "version": "v1.8.0"
 }