diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 476e9ca2fcea..b10894987a61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+<a name="21.0.0-next.8"></a>
+# 21.0.0-next.8 "osmium-summit" (2025-10-08)
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="21.0.0-next.7"></a>
 # 21.0.0-next.7 "selenium-summit" (2025-10-08)
 ### cdk
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80900b231dde..0b7c07ea6bf7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "ci-docs-monitor-test": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/docs-deploy/monitoring/ci-test.mts",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
-  "version": "21.0.0-next.7",
+  "version": "21.0.0-next.8",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular-devkit/core": "catalog:",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "catalog:",