diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 3ad3a58..66ac49d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 Changelog for package ur_description
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+2.8.0 (2025-10-10)
+------------------
+* Add an initial value for the major_version state interface (`#343 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Description/issues/343>`_)
+  This can be used in mock hardware tests
+* Add support for UR18 (`#342 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Description/issues/342>`_)
+* Contributors: Felix Exner
+
 2.7.1 (2025-10-01)
 ------------------
 * Update ur7e physical parameters to match ur5e (backport `#333 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Description/issues/333>`_) (`#334 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Description/issues/334>`_)
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 4538399..5f46f8e 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ur_description</name>
-  <version>2.7.1</version>
+  <version>2.8.0</version>
   <description>
     URDF description for Universal Robots
   </description>