diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8383f03b4..ce11535f0 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 2.0.0rc8 (released 2024-04-04)
+
+- records_relation: Simplify sorting
+- records_relations: Use sort_by paramemter from configs instead
+- relations: Add functionality to sort json refs by relation_type
+- tests: circulation: Add new location for testing closures
+- circulation: loan_request: Fix dates comparison in get_offset_duration
+- tests: loan request: fix test for minimum days before request
+- circulation: Consider closures dates when verifying loan request dates
+
 Version 2.0.0rc7 (released 2024-03-04)
 
 - circulation: Made loan request start date to be configurable and validated at the backend
diff --git a/invenio_app_ils/__init__.py b/invenio_app_ils/__init__.py
index 825f46f3f..9ed326665 100644
--- a/invenio_app_ils/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_app_ils/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 """invenio-app-ils."""
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0rc7"
+__version__ = "2.0.0rc8"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__",)