diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64e18a6b8..668122e33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+## v2.0.0-beta.8 (2020-09-02)
+
+#### :rocket: Enhancement
+* `@glimmer/component`, `@glimmer/core`, `@glimmer/helper`, `@glimmer/modifier`, `@glimmer/ssr`, `@glimmer/tracking`, `babel-plugins`
+  * [#299](https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js/pull/299) [FEAT] Updates the VM to 0.56.1 ([@pzuraq](https://github.com/pzuraq))
+
+#### :bug: Bug Fix
+* `@glimmer/component`
+  * [#297](https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js/pull/297) Add version range to ember-cli-typescript deps ([@ondrejsevcik](https://github.com/ondrejsevcik))
+
+#### :house: Internal
+* `@glimmer/component`, `@glimmer/core`, `@glimmer/helper`, `@glimmer/modifier`, `@glimmer/ssr`, `@glimmer/tracking`, `babel-plugins`, `example-apps`
+  * [#301](https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js/pull/301) [FEAT] Upgrade the VM to v0.61.1 ([@pzuraq](https://github.com/pzuraq))
+* Other
+  * [#287](https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js/pull/287) Ensure the top level package.json is updated upon release. ([@rwjblue](https://github.com/rwjblue))
+
+#### Committers: 3
+- Chris Garrett ([@pzuraq](https://github.com/pzuraq))
+- Ondrej Sevcik ([@ondrejsevcik](https://github.com/ondrejsevcik))
+- Robert Jackson ([@rwjblue](https://github.com/rwjblue))
+
+
 ## v2.0.0-beta.7 (2020-04-20)
 
 #### :boom: Breaking Change
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5bf4e0a67..590901ac3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "glimmer.js",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "private": true,
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/package.json
index 444883895..d1856794a 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/package.json
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "^7.8.3",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.9.0",
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.9.0",
-    "@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env": "~2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile": "~2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "@glimmer/blueprint": "~2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "@glimmer/component": "~2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "@glimmer/core": "~2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env": "~2.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile": "~2.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@glimmer/blueprint": "~2.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@glimmer/component": "~2.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@glimmer/core": "~2.0.0-beta.8",
     "@glimmer/env": "^0.1.7",
-    "@glimmer/helper": "~2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "@glimmer/modifier": "~2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "@glimmer/helper": "~2.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@glimmer/modifier": "~2.0.0-beta.8",
     "@types/qunit": "^2.9.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^2.26.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^2.26.0",
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/package.json
index 107fe196f..3357af483 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/blueprint",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Ember CLI blueprint for initializing a new Glimmer application.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/component/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/component/package.json
index 8e435cb9d..c931f1724 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/component/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/component/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/component",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Glimmer component library",
   "keywords": [
     "ember-addon"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@glimmer/env": "^0.1.7",
     "@glimmer/util": "0.61.1",
-    "@glimmer/core": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "@glimmer/core": "2.0.0-beta.8",
     "broccoli-file-creator": "^2.1.1",
     "broccoli-merge-trees": "^3.0.2",
     "ember-cli-babel": "^7.7.3",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "@glimmer/compiler": "0.61.1",
     "@glimmer/interfaces": "0.61.1",
     "@glimmer/resolver": "^0.3.0",
-    "@glimmer/tracking": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "@glimmer/tracking": "2.0.0-beta.8",
     "@glimmer/wire-format": "0.61.1",
     "@types/ember": "~3.0.29",
     "@types/ember-qunit": "~3.4.3",
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/core/package.json
index 710766f57..77885fcb2 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/core",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Core rendering functionality",
   "main": "dist/commonjs/index.js",
   "module": "dist/modules/index.js",
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@glimmer/compiler": "0.61.1",
-    "@glimmer/component": "2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "@glimmer/tracking": "2.0.0-beta.7"
+    "@glimmer/component": "2.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@glimmer/tracking": "2.0.0-beta.8"
   },
   "volta": {
     "node": "12.16.1",
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/helper/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/helper/package.json
index 08ee2911c..7bf2833de 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/helper/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/helper/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/helper",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Helper Functionality",
   "main": "dist/commonjs/index.js",
   "module": "dist/modules/index.js",
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     "build": "webpack"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@glimmer/component": "2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "@glimmer/core": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "@glimmer/component": "2.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@glimmer/core": "2.0.0-beta.8",
     "@glimmer/interfaces": "0.61.1",
     "@glimmer/reference": "0.61.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/modifier/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/modifier/package.json
index 33c5d1d1f..fee9e691d 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/modifier/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/modifier/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/modifier",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Modifier Functionality",
   "main": "dist/commonjs/index.js",
   "module": "dist/modules/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/ssr/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/ssr/package.json
index cd55ba6f7..6354bb5b9 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/ssr/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/ssr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/ssr",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Server-side rendering for Glimmer Applications",
   "repository": "https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "main": "dist/commonjs/index.js",
   "module": "dist/modules/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@glimmer/core": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "@glimmer/core": "2.0.0-beta.8",
     "@glimmer/node": "0.61.1",
     "@glimmer/reference": "0.61.1",
     "@glimmer/runtime": "0.61.1",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "@simple-dom/void-map": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@glimmer/component": "2.0.0-beta.7"
+    "@glimmer/component": "2.0.0-beta.8"
   },
   "volta": {
     "node": "12.16.1",
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/tracking/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/tracking/package.json
index 4fcdc22fa..1165ed852 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/tracking/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/tracking/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/tracking",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Glimmer property tracking library",
   "contributors": [
     "Dan Gebhardt <dan@cerebris.com>",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/package.json b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/package.json
index 90c58dc9b..e2577dfd4 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Compiles Glimmer component templates",
   "repository": "https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js",
   "author": "Tom Dale <tom@tomdale.net>",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/package.json b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/package.json
index 01f9460df..14a8e0196 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "Compiles Glimmer component templates",
   "repository": "https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js",
   "author": "Tom Dale <tom@tomdale.net>",