diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e7ca613..64f3cdd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.7.0"
+  ".": "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index edebebb..094d23d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/patchloom/patchloom-vscode/compare/patchloom-v0.7.0...patchloom-v0.8.0) (2026-09-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* align extension with patchloom CLI 0.34.0 ([#273](https://github.com/patchloom/patchloom-vscode/issues/273)) ([4fe432b](https://github.com/patchloom/patchloom-vscode/commit/4fe432bf929c9c3be1f1774a323bbd30dd086141))
+* align extension with patchloom CLI 0.35.0 ([#275](https://github.com/patchloom/patchloom-vscode/issues/275)) ([d1aefd1](https://github.com/patchloom/patchloom-vscode/commit/d1aefd187da18daf712a14bb3cd22fcaf4356030))
+
 ## [0.7.0](https://github.com/patchloom/patchloom-vscode/compare/patchloom-v0.6.0...patchloom-v0.7.0) (2026-09-08)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4955168..d5efc00 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "patchloom",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "patchloom",
-      "version": "0.7.0",
+      "version": "0.8.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "jsonc-parser": "^3.3.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 22a01c4..37a8e4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "patchloom",
   "displayName": "Patchloom",
   "description": "VS Code extension for Patchloom. Installs, configures, and integrates the Patchloom CLI for editor-first workflows.",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "publisher": "patchloom",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {