diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 0e0f2df..58e348b 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Pending
 
+
+## 2026-05-10 - 2.0.8
+
 ### Fixes
 
 - improve update check caching, validation, and error handling (smartupdate)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2de2332..29a4fe4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartupdate",
-  "version": "2.0.7",
+  "version": "2.0.8",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A library designed to facilitate smarter update notifications and checking for Node.js projects.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 73b5afc..83b74f4 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartupdate',
-  version: '2.0.7',
+  version: '2.0.8',
   description: 'A library designed to facilitate smarter update notifications and checking for Node.js projects.'
 }