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 5c3bd1f..ba9af1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0) (2026-09-05)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* move to pnpm 12
+* this repository now requires pnpm 12.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **promotion-pr:** treat nothing to promote as success ([#30](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/issues/30)) ([3c77eb0](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/commit/3c77eb0e1bb8fca2fe657466f3ba84541728775e))
+
+
+### Reverts
+
+* go back to pnpm 11.25.0 ([014f31d](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/commit/014f31da66fc29c78488dd2ff62a876d92c8fb78))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* move to pnpm 12 ([e3664bc](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/commit/e3664bc98e76698fc42747b6f939580e5f4648b1))
+* pilot pnpm 12 and align the toolchain ([1be842c](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/commit/1be842cf1880151a12f2a47cf0fa0b1e275f079a))
+
 ## [0.7.0](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/compare/v0.6.0...v0.7.0) (2026-09-02)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65b120d..d30eb16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://www.schemastore.org/package.json",
   "name": "workflows",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Central reusable GitHub Actions workflows for the kirchDev estate.",
   "keywords": [