diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e7ca613..64f3cdd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.7.0"
+  ".": "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1dc7f1e..d5e05d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ipfs2foc-monorepo",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Workspace root for ipfs2foc — the CLI (packages/cli), the redirect relay (packages/relay), the shared core (packages/core), and the browser console (app).",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 41f9cc6..c4abe2b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/FilOzone/ipfs2foc/compare/ipfs2foc-v0.7.0...ipfs2foc-v0.8.0) (2026-08-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* direct upload with GC-aware addPieces batching ([#71](https://github.com/FilOzone/ipfs2foc/issues/71)) ([e52218a](https://github.com/FilOzone/ipfs2foc/commit/e52218a0f44d7af56f1d67149c2bf311721bcd01))
+
 ## [0.7.0](https://github.com/FilOzone/ipfs2foc/compare/ipfs2foc-v0.6.0...ipfs2foc-v0.7.0) (2026-08-03)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 198e1f8..7fa2b04 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ipfs2foc",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "description": "Migrate already-pinned IPFS CIDs onto Filecoin Onchain Cloud without re-chunking.",
   "keywords": [
     "ipfs",