diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c3710eab..5cd46623c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,39 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
   ### Removed
  -->
 
+## [5.0.0-rc8] - 2024-12-16
+
+### Added
+
+- `makeCep18TransferDeploy` and `makeNftTransferDeploy` utils
+- `PrivateKey.toBytes` method
+- Rename Key's TypeID to KeyTypeID
+- Add initial list values to `CLValueList.newCLList`
+- `Args.getByName` getter
+- Remove unused `Effects` class
+- Improvements for `TransformKind` transformation parsing
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Issue with `ed25519` private key length
+
+## [5.0.0-rc7] - 2024-12-13
+
+### Added
+
+- Checksummed `PublicKey` hex
+- Improvements in `Transaction` creation from JSON
+- Ability to send `Deploy` with the `RPC.putTransaction` method
+- Renamed `StoredValue.prepaid` to `StoredValue.prepayment`
+- Improvements in RPC client error processing
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Issue with implicit `axios` dependency
+- Issue with `secp256k1` bytes
+- Issue with `StepPayload.executionEffects` annotations
+- Issue with `ExecutionResult` parsing from JSON
+
 ## [5.0.0-rc6] - 2024-12-08
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3dd5cbeea..1e9822102 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "casper-js-sdk",
-  "version": "5.0.0-rc7",
+  "version": "5.0.0-rc8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "casper-js-sdk",
-      "version": "5.0.0-rc7",
+      "version": "5.0.0-rc8",
       "license": "Apache 2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ethersproject/bignumber": "^5.0.8",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83d1f12ca..84a27083b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "casper-js-sdk",
-  "version": "5.0.0-rc7",
+  "version": "5.0.0-rc8",
   "license": "Apache 2.0",
   "description": "SDK to interact with the Casper blockchain",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/casper-ecosystem/casper-js-sdk#README.md",