diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 57779f26..7a564723 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.7.3"
+  ".": "2.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e48f259..5fc07e89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,28 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-talent/#history
 
+## [2.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/compare/v2.7.3...v2.8.0) (2022-12-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add support for `google.cloud.talent.__version__` ([ce10fe2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/commit/ce10fe20975a3ce66ec1d7572449ec4d2f1fa55c))
+* Add typing to proto.Message based class attributes ([ce10fe2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/commit/ce10fe20975a3ce66ec1d7572449ec4d2f1fa55c))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add dict typing for client_options ([ce10fe2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/commit/ce10fe20975a3ce66ec1d7572449ec4d2f1fa55c))
+* **deps:** Require google-api-core >=1.34.0, >=2.11.0  ([1b16d16](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/commit/1b16d1635cb66b0ae18c21a5cc017291b05078bf))
+* Drop usage of pkg_resources ([1b16d16](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/commit/1b16d1635cb66b0ae18c21a5cc017291b05078bf))
+* Fix timeout default values ([1b16d16](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/commit/1b16d1635cb66b0ae18c21a5cc017291b05078bf))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **samples:** Snippetgen handling of repeated enum field ([ce10fe2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/commit/ce10fe20975a3ce66ec1d7572449ec4d2f1fa55c))
+* **samples:** Snippetgen should call await on the operation coroutine before calling result ([1b16d16](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/commit/1b16d1635cb66b0ae18c21a5cc017291b05078bf))
+
 ## [2.7.3](https://github.com/googleapis/python-talent/compare/v2.7.2...v2.7.3) (2022-10-07)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/talent/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/talent/gapic_version.py
index b993aca0..e248a9ca 100644
--- a/google/cloud/talent/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/talent/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.7.3"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/talent_v4/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/talent_v4/gapic_version.py
index b993aca0..e248a9ca 100644
--- a/google/cloud/talent_v4/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/talent_v4/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.7.3"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/talent_v4beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/talent_v4beta1/gapic_version.py
index b993aca0..e248a9ca 100644
--- a/google/cloud/talent_v4beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/talent_v4beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.7.3"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4.json
index 055c070b..1c6687d1 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-talent",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.8.0"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.json
index 4ece6377..486a1d1b 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-talent",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.8.0"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {