diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.0](https://www.github.com/kjappelbaum/pyepal/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0) (2022-12-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* basic catboost support ([#234](https://www.github.com/kjappelbaum/pyepal/issues/234)) ([766b946](https://www.github.com/kjappelbaum/pyepal/commit/766b9466605c21e8cd096deb53710835b0013da5))
+* Implement some of the GPR tricks from HEBO via BoTorch ([#221](https://www.github.com/kjappelbaum/pyepal/issues/221)) ([feef587](https://www.github.com/kjappelbaum/pyepal/commit/feef5872d999778211b20e03bf25a5d89beec84a))
+* introduce `means` property ([#186](https://www.github.com/kjappelbaum/pyepal/issues/186)) ([88aab4f](https://www.github.com/kjappelbaum/pyepal/commit/88aab4f9efb4a815a094a360639e9945c27dd844))
+
 ## [0.7.0](https://www.github.com/kjappelbaum/pyepal/compare/v0.6.2...v0.7.0) (2021-06-15)
 
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pyepal
-version = 0.8.0-dev0
+version = 0.8.0
 description = PyePAL implements the epsilon-PAL active learning algorithm
 author = Kevin Maik Jablonka, Brian Yoo
 author_email = mail@kjablonka.com, brian.yoo@basf.com