diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index ff5daa1..ad57903 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # History
 
+# 8.0.0 (2022-01-11)
+    * BREAKING: util-package-renderer switches to dart sass
+
 # 7.5.1 (2022-01-06)
     * Update util-package-renderer
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f1548e..68dc1b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@springernature/frontend-package-manager",
   "description": "handles the creation, validation, and publication of packages",
-  "version": "7.5.1",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "license": "LGPL-3.0",
   "keywords": [
     "node",