diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 63f23943e..573273651 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.7.6"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"1.8.0"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5accb8c08..1c9303e86 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.7.6...v1.8.0) (2024-04-03)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency io.cucumber:cucumber-bom to v7.16.1 ([#866](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/866)) ([6765b31](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6765b31263298b2fffa1f87d06bfedd145eb81eb))
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* context propagation ([#848](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/848)) ([de5aa64](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/de5aa6420fe1652ab7d6e24c61d5a7fd306a4e43))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **deps:** update codecov/codecov-action action to v4.1.1 ([#870](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/870)) ([6a9a778](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6a9a77817d66c433ac72b679156242ca81d79ff0))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-gpg-plugin to v3.2.2 ([#869](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/869)) ([bfe3b8d](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/bfe3b8d3127a2355bdf9ce75930ffe1d219f6945))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.cyclonedx:cyclonedx-maven-plugin to v2.8.0 ([#864](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/864)) ([eb5c43d](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/eb5c43d82c3c984fa9a7c4b007d209187cf205f4))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 3bd9c3e ([#876](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/876)) ([c731b22](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/c731b22bae1e76427133959215af845fed150465))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 84ba7fb ([#871](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/871)) ([fb57fab](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/fb57fab7d3199504865271541ecc5cc89adb9be4))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 956f09c ([#868](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/868)) ([145bf61](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/145bf61504ac7c689429e2754643cea38cd7e901))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 99c9897 ([#874](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/874)) ([f97cdd7](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/f97cdd79f5d987c43fde480ed592bdc5b825d7a8))
+* improve contrib guide ([#863](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/863)) ([46d04fe](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/46d04feb4ba909ac28e6acf25145958a045b231a))
+
 ## [1.7.6](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.7.5...v1.7.6) (2024-03-22)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 882f83f9f..b7fa813a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
-  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.7.6">
-    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.7.6&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
+  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/releases/tag/v1.8.0">
+    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v1.8.0&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>  
 
   <!-- x-release-please-end -->
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Note that this library is intended to be used in server-side contexts and has no
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.6</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ If you would like snapshot builds, this is the relevant repository information:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.7.6'
+    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.8.0'
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a3a0faa4..e874b8170 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.6</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+  <version>1.8.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index de28578af..27f9cd322 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.6
+1.8.0