diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7412044..6538ca9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.7.2"
+  ".": "0.8.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5573298..881e8f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/groundsgg/plugin-agones/compare/v0.7.2...v0.8.0) (2026-08-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **velocity:** drain players via transfer before shutdown ([#66](https://github.com/groundsgg/plugin-agones/issues/66)) ([286154c](https://github.com/groundsgg/plugin-agones/commit/286154c67b1b9eed4cff83da54dd006d12ad34fe))
+* **velocity:** pack lobbies fullest-first up to a soft cap ([#67](https://github.com/groundsgg/plugin-agones/issues/67)) ([3687e23](https://github.com/groundsgg/plugin-agones/commit/3687e2303d874520ad3eda836422fce3d757bc26))
+
 ## [0.7.2](https://github.com/groundsgg/plugin-agones/compare/v0.7.1...v0.7.2) (2026-07-24)