diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c802863..5e0d4034 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## [v2.8.0](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/releases/tag/v2.8.0) - 2024-11-27
+
+### Feature
+
+* **ocr:** Added support for RapidOCR engine ([#415](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/issues/415)) ([`85b2999`](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/commit/85b29990be6468516b6dbe49f880d9f1f4c11c5a))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Use correct image index in word backend ([#442](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/issues/442)) ([`767563b`](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/commit/767563bf8b331304892285c0789bba481acaa1b5))
+* Update tests and examples for docling-core 2.5.1 ([#449](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/issues/449)) ([`29807a2`](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/commit/29807a2d687896c67ada934c6a626401f5930e50))
+
 ## [v2.7.1](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/releases/tag/v2.7.1) - 2024-11-26
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 86050cac..6ae41b8f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "docling"
-version = "2.7.1"  # DO NOT EDIT, updated automatically
+version = "2.8.0"  # DO NOT EDIT, updated automatically
 description = "SDK and CLI for parsing PDF, DOCX, HTML, and more, to a unified document representation for powering downstream workflows such as gen AI applications."
 authors = ["Christoph Auer <cau@zurich.ibm.com>", "Michele Dolfi <dol@zurich.ibm.com>", "Maxim Lysak <mly@zurich.ibm.com>", "Nikos Livathinos <nli@zurich.ibm.com>", "Ahmed Nassar <ahn@zurich.ibm.com>", "Panos Vagenas <pva@zurich.ibm.com>", "Peter Staar <taa@zurich.ibm.com>"]
 license = "MIT"