diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8285613d..02b9537c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
+## [8.0.0](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/compare/v7.1.2...v8.0.0) (2024-09-13)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* add act ([#942](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/issues/942))
+
+### Features
+
+* add act ([#942](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/issues/942)) ([09f22ee](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/commit/09f22ee1b9cd462c6eb8bbc762ee58fdd1aa961e))
+
 ## [7.1.2](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/compare/v7.1.1...v7.1.2) (2024-09-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b3b96360..6189e363 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-  "version": "7.1.2",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-      "version": "7.1.2",
+      "version": "8.0.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ethersphere/swarm-cid": "^0.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 375f718b..36387cb8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-  "version": "7.1.2",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "description": "Javascript client for Bee",
   "keywords": [
     "bee",