diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c288b8b..2fcb416 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/redis-developer/redis-cloud-rs/compare/v0.7.6...v0.8.0) - 2026-01-30
+
+### Added
+
+- add Python bindings ([#2](https://github.com/redis-developer/redis-cloud-rs/pull/2))
+- initial standalone redis-cloud crate
+
 ## [0.7.6](https://github.com/redis-developer/redisctl/compare/redis-cloud-v0.7.5...redis-cloud-v0.7.6) - 2026-01-23
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 197613e..004ad21 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "redis-cloud"
-version = "0.7.6"
+version = "0.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f2c53ec..d2b23fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "redis-cloud"
-version = "0.7.6"
+version = "0.8.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 authors = ["Josh Rotenberg <joshrotenberg@gmail.com>"]