diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9b5e4f6c3..a1880ea81 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.0.0-rc.7"
+  ".": "5.0.0-rc.8"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4779118b..1332e803e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.0.0-rc.8](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/compare/v5.0.0-rc.7...v5.0.0-rc.8) (2026-08-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **model:** expose NUT-06 urls, time and tos_url on MintInfo ([#1003](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/issues/1003)) ([832a71c](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/commit/832a71c3e5b606f42d46688525e24ffeaab71150))
+* **utils:** findCashuPayload to locate tokens and payment requests in text ([#967](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/issues/967)) ([d094499](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/commit/d09449955036e0630164d9da4fa44e9e744c86ba))
+* **wallet:** add LockBuilder and asLocked as forward-compatible names ([#995](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/issues/995)) ([4d69fe7](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/commit/4d69fe734649a35724d51f84d9d3fc2dbe839801))
+* **wallet:** add swap preview serialize helpers and persistence docs ([#972](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/issues/972)) ([02f0bfe](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/commit/02f0bfe6e3f06b4c0027c4312d9fef1944e26d21))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **transport:** split request option precedence by option class ([#968](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/issues/968)) ([603553d](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/commit/603553dd2c4716ae7fb8c16b34de9220e176bda2))
+* **utils:** make base64 and CBOR payload decoding consistent across platforms ([#986](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/issues/986)) ([59d36b1](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/commit/59d36b1d38488881fdc886c98087d8b26a40b0ed))
+* **wallet:** keep large proofs in the close-match selection pool ([#1001](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/issues/1001)) ([a9ade37](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/commit/a9ade37e4e29277358f10d79f2650a895f1f08ac))
+
 ## [5.0.0-rc.7](https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu-ts/compare/v5.0.0-rc.6...v5.0.0-rc.7) (2026-08-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e7d80c558..bd3afa557 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@cashu/cashu-ts",
-  "version": "5.0.0-rc.7",
+  "version": "5.0.0-rc.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@cashu/cashu-ts",
-      "version": "5.0.0-rc.7",
+      "version": "5.0.0-rc.8",
       "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@noble/curves": "^2.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8c73718c4..22b9d94a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cashu/cashu-ts",
-  "version": "5.0.0-rc.7",
+  "version": "5.0.0-rc.8",
   "description": "cashu library for communicating with a cashu mint",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {