diff --git a/.pubnub.yml b/.pubnub.yml
index 3348f503..da901b84 100644
--- a/.pubnub.yml
+++ b/.pubnub.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 --- 
-version: v7.2.1
+version: v8.0.0
 changelog:
+  - date: 2024-12-04
+    version: v8.0.0
+    changes:
+      - type: feature
+        text: "BREAKING CHANGES: Adding Channel, ChannelGroup, ChannelMetadata and UserMetadata entities to be first-class citizens to access APIs related to them. Currently, access is provided only for subscription APIs."
+      - type: feature
+        text: "Default value for EnableEventEngine is set to true, Subscribe operation will be executed by event engine by default."
+      - type: feature
+        text: "Added support for CustomMessageType in publish, signal, files features."
+      - type: feature
+        text: "Added support for Type field in membership APIs.."
+      - type: bug
+        text: "Implemented a WebGL-targeted Transport Layer utilising UnityWebRequest to bring back WebGL compatibility."
+      - type: improvement
+        text: "Removed telemetry manager."
   - date: 2024-05-09
     version: v7.2.1
     changes:
@@ -726,7 +741,7 @@ sdks:
             distribution-type: package
             distribution-repository: git release
             package-name: PubNub.unitypackage
-            location: https://github.com/pubnub/unity/releases/download/v7.2.1/PubNub.unitypackage
+            location: https://github.com/pubnub/unity/releases/download/v8.0.0/PubNub.unitypackage
             requires:
               -
                 name: "UnityEditor"
@@ -893,7 +908,7 @@ sdks:
             distribution-type: package
             distribution-repository: git release
             package-name: PubNub.unitypackage
-            location: https://github.com/pubnub/unity/releases/download/v7.2.1/PubNub.unitypackage
+            location: https://github.com/pubnub/unity/releases/download/v8.0.0/PubNub.unitypackage
             requires:
               -
                 name: "UnityEditor"
diff --git a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/package.json b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/package.json
index 2e8ca275..0aee0c1a 100644
--- a/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/package.json
+++ b/PubNubUnity/Assets/PubNub/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "com.pubnub.sdk",
-  "version": "7.2.1",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "displayName": "PubNub SDK",
   "description": "PubNub Real-time Cloud-Hosted Push API and Push Notification Client Frameworks",
   "unity": "2021.3",
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b26a34e4..ae9a76b9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.2.1
+8.0.0