diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index a749f73f0..f222c1b8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+0.96.8
+
+* ensure TrackSearchLayout refreshes during metadata indexing (@ravensiris)
+* fixed album duration calculation fencepost error (@PythonTryHard)
+* added Spanish (es_ES) translation (@orestescm76)
+* added support for Android Studio 4.2
+* updated CMake scripts to be compatible with Homebrew installations that
+  are rooted outside of /usr/local
+* ensure static libraries are only resolved with necessary (@t123yh)
+* fixed OpenBSD build
+* fixed a PipeWire bug where volume may not get set properly.
+* updated Scrobble logic to only post if at least 25% of the active track
+  has been played.
+* fixed a bug where user may be unable to nativate to the lyrics view
+* fixed a low-level bug that could prevent layout update events from
+  propagating up the view hierarchy.
+
 0.96.7
 
 * re-compile for Windows; Windows Defender was unhappy with the original
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c69e19b4a..964d59f61 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 project(musikcube)
 set (musikcube_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set (musikcube_VERSION_MINOR 96)
-set (musikcube_VERSION_PATCH 7)
+set (musikcube_VERSION_PATCH 8)
 set (musikcube_VERSION "${musikcube_VERSION_MAJOR}.${musikcube_VERSION_MINOR}.${musikcube_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/.cmake)
diff --git a/musikcube.spec b/musikcube.spec
index 8da95aabb..cc8058965 100644
--- a/musikcube.spec
+++ b/musikcube.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name musikcube
 %define build_timestamp %{lua: print(os.date("%Y%m%d"))}
-%define version 0.96.7
+%define version 0.96.8
 Name: %{name}
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{dist}
diff --git a/src/musikcore/version.h b/src/musikcore/version.h
index c5cc58601..e7a763bb4 100644
--- a/src/musikcore/version.h
+++ b/src/musikcore/version.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define VERSION_MINOR 96
-#define VERSION_PATCH 7
-#define VERSION_COMMIT_HASH "#fea06d96"
-#define VERSION "0.96.7"
+#define VERSION_PATCH 8
+#define VERSION_COMMIT_HASH "#f91bee6a"
+#define VERSION "0.96.8"
 
 namespace musik {
     namespace cube {
diff --git a/src/musikcube/musikcube.rc b/src/musikcube/musikcube.rc
index 6d6a34a07..305061df4 100644
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