diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bafa74dbf..eb2f5d61b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Release Versions:
 
+- [8.0.0](#800)
 - [7.4.0](#740)
 - [7.3.0](#730)
 - [7.2.0](#720)
@@ -12,7 +13,36 @@ Release Versions:
 - [6.3.0](#630)
 - [6.2.0](#620)
 
-## Upcoming changes (in development)
+## 8.0.0
+
+Version 8.0.0 is a major update that adds new state types and collision detection features to control-libraries.
+
+### Breaking changes
+
+**robot_model**
+
+As part of the collision detection features in `robot_model::Model`, the dependencies of the `robot_model` module have
+changed which constitutes a breaking change that requires users of the module to rebuild their code.
+
+**General**
+
+As of version 8.0.0, the `develop` branch will be deleted and the Linear Git-Flow workflow will be abandoned in favor of
+easier release cycles (see [CONTRIBUING](./CONTRIBUTING.md)). Additionally, the `development-dependencies` and
+`proto-dependencies` images will no longer be supported or maintained.
+
+### Features
+
+The `state_representation` module was extended with two new classes, `AnalogIOState` and `DigitalIOState`. Additionally,
+the `robot_model` module now supports collision detection features from pinocchio, allowing to retrieve minimum
+distances between links.
+
+### General
+
+The behind-the-scenes structural improvements to the build system and the CI that have existed in parallel since version
+7.1.0 have now replaced the legacy build system with multiple shell scripts and Dockerfiles. All information regarding
+building and using control-libraries should still be available in the READMEs.
+
+### Full changelog
 
 - feat: add metadata to docker image (#188)
 - chore: touch up workflows and documentation (#181)
@@ -24,7 +54,7 @@ Release Versions:
 - feat: integrate minimum distance calculation feature into robot model(#167)
 - ci: update workflows (#175)
 - feat: integrate collision detection feature into robot model (#163)
-- ci: use caching from docker to run tests in CI (#429)
+- ci: use caching from docker to run tests in CI (#169)
 - build: add missing licenses (#170)
 - feat(build): handle installation and linking of dependencies for pinocchio collision support (#161)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cd32dca37..ae9a76b92 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.4.11
+8.0.0
diff --git a/demos/CMakeLists.txt b/demos/CMakeLists.txt
index 22d8c1e9b..ddb9d359e 100644
--- a/demos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/demos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 endif()
 
-find_package(control_libraries 7.4.11 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(control_libraries 8.0.0 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 set(DEMOS_SCRIPTS
   task_space_control_loop
diff --git a/doxygen/doxygen.conf b/doxygen/doxygen.conf
index 16a9f0b83..23040f939 100644
--- a/doxygen/doxygen.conf
+++ b/doxygen/doxygen.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "Control Libraries"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER = 7.4.11
+PROJECT_NUMBER = 8.0.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/protocol/clproto_cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/protocol/clproto_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 594512e3f..625a44619 100644
--- a/protocol/clproto_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/protocol/clproto_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-project(clproto VERSION 7.4.11)
+project(clproto VERSION 8.0.0)
 
 # Default to C99
 if(NOT CMAKE_C_STANDARD)
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 12c80b25f..bed40e169 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # names of the environment variables that define osqp and openrobots include directories
 osqp_path_var = 'OSQP_INCLUDE_DIR'
 
-__version__ = "7.4.11"
+__version__ = "8.0.0"
 __libraries__ = ['state_representation', 'clproto', 'controllers', 'dynamical_systems', 'robot_model']
 __include_dirs__ = ['include']
 
diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index d1cd51881..c77afad44 100644
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-project(control_libraries VERSION 7.4.11)
+project(control_libraries VERSION 8.0.0)
 
 # Build options
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build all tests." OFF)