diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 77c0d292c..d6a5f76bd 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
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c71662fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0) (2024-04-17)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **docs:** Use the new attached_to_untracked setting
+* change default of attached_to_untracked to false
+
+### Features
+
+* **actions:** add callback to async actions ([4e90cf9](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/4e90cf984ced787b7439c42678ec957da3583049))
+* **blame:** add rev option to blame_line() ([0994d89](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/0994d89323c2ebb4abb38cab15aad00913588b0f)), closes [#952](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/952)
+* **blame:** support extra options ([3358280](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/3358280054808b45f711191df481fcffc12ca761)), closes [#953](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/953) [#959](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/959)
+* change default of attached_to_untracked to false ([590d077](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/590d077c551c0bd2fc8b9f658e4704ccd0423a2e))
+* configurable auto attach ([#918](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/918)) ([3e6e91b](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/3e6e91b09f0468c32d3b96dcacf4b947f037ce25))
+* enable the new version of inline_preview ([d195f0c](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/d195f0c35ced5174d3ecce1c4c8ebb3b5bc23fa9))
+* **nav:** add nav_hunk() ([59bdc18](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/59bdc1851c7aba8a86ded87fe075ef6de499045c))
+* **popup:** add `q` keymap to quit ([b45ff86](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/b45ff86f5618d1421a88c12d4feb286b80a1e2d3))
+* publish releases to luarocks ([070875f](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/070875f9e4eb81eb20cb60996cd1d9086d94b05e))
+* update issue templates ([e93a158](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/e93a158b8773946dc9940a4321d35c1b52c8e293))
+* **yadm:** deprecate ([1bb277b](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/1bb277b41d65f68b091e4ab093f59e68a0def2a6))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [#986](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/986) ([05226b4](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/05226b4d41226af8045841b3e56b6cc12d7a1cd0))
+* [#989](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/989) ([36d961d](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/36d961d3d11b72229aaa576dfc8e7f5e05510af8))
+* **actions:** prev_hunk works with wrap on line 1 ([2b96835](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/2b96835a2b700f31303ebad0696f0abdbe8477ed)), closes [#806](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/806)
+* attach to fugitive and gitsigns buffers ([81369ed](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/81369ed5405ec0c5d55a9608b495dbf827415116)), closes [#593](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/593)
+* bad deprecation message ([a4db718](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/a4db718c78bff65198e3b63f1043f1e7bb5e05c8)), closes [#965](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/965)
+* **blame:** check buffer still exists after loading ([70584ff](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/70584ff9aae8078b64430c574079d79620b8f06d)), closes [#946](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/946)
+* **blame:** put ignore-revs-file in correct position ([5f267aa](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/5f267aa2fec145eb9fa11be8ae7b3d8b1939fe00)), closes [#975](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/975)
+* changedelete symbol with linematch enabled ([41dc075](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/41dc075ef67b556b0752ad3967649371bd95cb95))
+* check bcache in get_hunks ([1a50b94](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/1a50b94066def8591d5f65bd60a4233902e9def4)), closes [#979](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/979) [#981](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/981)
+* check for WinResized ([c093623](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/c0936237f24d01eb4974dd3de38df7888414be3e))
+* **cli:** do not print result ([7e31d81](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/7e31d8123f14d55f4a3f982d05ddae4f3bf9276a))
+* **current_line_blame:** update on WinResized ([f0733b7](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/f0733b793a5e2663fd6d101de5beda68eec33967)), closes [#966](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/966)
+* **diffthis:** populate b:gitsigns_head ([50577f0](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/50577f0186686b404d12157d463fb6bc4abba726)), closes [#949](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/949)
+* do not error when cwd does not exist ([826ad69](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/826ad6942907ff08b02b8310b783e7275fdfb761))
+* **docs:** Use the new attached_to_untracked setting ([2c2463d](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/2c2463dbd82eddd7dbab881c3a62cfbfbe3c67ae))
+* **dos:** correct check for dos files ([aeab36f](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/aeab36f4b5524a765381ef84a2c57b2e799c934d))
+* followup ([690f298](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/690f298c4cac9190ddb7eedeeee2a3cc446622f7))
+* **git:** support older versions of git ([4e34864](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/4e348641b8206c3b8d23080999e3ddbe4ca90efc))
+* **hl:** highlights for Nvim v0.9 ([fb9fd53](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/fb9fd5312476b51a42a98122616e1c448d823d5c)), closes [#939](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/939)
+* **manager:** manager.update() never resolve when buf_check() fails ([6e05045](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/6e05045fb1a4845fe44f5c54aafe024444c422ba))
+* **nav:** followup for [#976](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/976) ([ee5b6ba](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/ee5b6ba0b55707628704bcd8d3554d1a05207b99))
+* **setqflist:** CLI ([e20c96e](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/e20c96e9c3b9b2241939ce437d03926ba7315eaa)), closes [#907](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/907)
+* **stage:** staging of files with no nl at eof ([c097cb2](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/c097cb255096f333e14d341082a84f572b394fa2))
+* trigger GitSignsUpdate autocmd more often ([1389134](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/1389134ba94643dd3b8ce2e1bf142d1c0432a4f2))
+* typo in README ([4aaacbf](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/4aaacbf5e5e2218fd05eb75703fe9e0f85335803))
+* update lua-guide link in README ([c5ff762](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/c5ff7628e19a47ec14d3657294cc074ecae27b99))
+* use documented highlight groups as fallback ([300a306](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/300a306da9973e81c2c06460f71fd7a079df1f36))
+* **version:** handle version checks more gracefully ([3cb0f84](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/3cb0f8431f56996a4af2924d78a98a09b6add095)), closes [#948](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/948) [#960](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/issues/960)
+* **watcher:** improve buffer check in handler ([078041e](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim/commit/078041e9d060a386b0c9d3a8c7a7b019a35d3fb0))
diff --git a/gen_help.lua b/gen_help.lua
index 949c41090..92f8b6a81 100755
--- a/gen_help.lua
+++ b/gen_help.lua
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ end
 --- @return string|fun():string
 local function get_marker_text(marker)
   return ({
-    VERSION = 'v0.7.0', -- x-release-please-version
+    VERSION = 'v0.8.0', -- x-release-please-version
     CONFIG = gen_config_doc,
     FUNCTIONS = function()
       return gen_functions_doc({