diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 05b8668f..c8170967 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "7.0.1"
+  ".": "8.0.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d54395c..04668e2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-## [3.2.2](https://github.com/mxenabled/path-core/compare/3.2.1...3.2.2) (2023-06-22)
+## [8.0.0](https://github.com/mxenabled/path-core/compare/v7.0.1...v8.0.0) (2026-07-14)
 
 
-### Bug Fixes
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* bump to Gradle 9.5.1 and Spring Boot 4.1.0
+
+### Features
+
+* bump to Gradle 9.5.1 and Spring Boot 4.1.0 ([cee6cc3](https://github.com/mxenabled/path-core/commit/cee6cc3bd7ba33cd80e2c16f5236b892ba6889b4))
 
-* making Annotations.fieldsAnAnnotations respect inheritance ([3b266dd](https://github.com/mxenabled/path-core/commit/3b266ddcb227766a32f16e88e7b9b2022737de53))
 
 ## [7.0.1](https://github.com/mxenabled/path-core/compare/v7.0.0...v7.0.1) (2026-06-01)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fa9b0d9..7c07b022 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _Gradle_
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  api platform("com.mx.path-core:platform:7.0.1")
+  api platform("com.mx.path-core:platform:8.0.0")
 
   implementation "com.mx.path-core:common"
   implementation "com.mx.path-core:context"
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ _Gradle_
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  implementation "com.mx.path-core:common:7.0.1"
-  implementation "com.mx.path-core:context:7.0.1"
-  implementation "com.mx.path-core:gateway:7.0.1"
-  implementation "com.mx.path-core:http:7.0.1"
-  implementation "com.mx.path-core:messaging:7.0.1"
-  implementation "com.mx.path-core:utilities:7.0.1"
+  implementation "com.mx.path-core:common:8.0.0"
+  implementation "com.mx.path-core:context:8.0.0"
+  implementation "com.mx.path-core:gateway:8.0.0"
+  implementation "com.mx.path-core:http:8.0.0"
+  implementation "com.mx.path-core:messaging:8.0.0"
+  implementation "com.mx.path-core:utilities:8.0.0"
 
-  annotationProcessor "com.mx.path-core:gateway-generator:7.0.1"
+  annotationProcessor "com.mx.path-core:gateway-generator:8.0.0"
 
-  testImplementation "com.mx.path-core:testing:7.0.1"
+  testImplementation "com.mx.path-core:testing:8.0.0"
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 79217642..f60f4eb6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 
 group "com.mx.path-core"
 description "MX Path Core"
-version "7.0.0" // x-release-please-version
+version "8.0.0" // x-release-please-version
 
 def platformProject = "platform"
 def publishedProjects = [