diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ff625ba..64f9ff4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.7.4"
+  ".": "2.8.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0dd648f..94847d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.0](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/compare/v2.7.4...v2.8.0) (2025-04-22)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update module github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify to v1.9.0 ([#255](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/255)) ([6c4f2a2](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/commit/6c4f2a2a3d411fc8bc8ccfb430e13c5fdb928f63))
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* add verification for provider id ([#254](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/254)) ([f7aef36](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/commit/f7aef36f9a0d2ae1927a932efcfa32f321db802c))
+
 ## [2.7.4](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/compare/v2.7.3...v2.7.4) (2025-04-22)
 
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index a4dd9db..834f262 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.4
+2.8.0