Update version number and changelog for v8 release (#190)

This updates the README, CHANGELOG and package.json ready for the
version 8.0.0 release.

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Co-authored-by: Colin Rotherham <work@colinr.com>

Author: frankieroberto

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # NHS prototype kit Changelog
 
-## 8.0.0 – Beta release
+## 8.0.0 – 3 Feb 2026
 
-### Breaking changes
+### :boom: **Breaking changes**
 
-The NHS Prototype kit is now published as an NPM package.
+The NHS prototype kit is now published as an npm package.
 
 To use it, you should add `nhsuk-prototype-kit` to your `package.json` file and then run `npm install`. Then in your `app.js` file, add:
 
@@ -15,14 +15,23 @@ const locals = require('./app/locals')
 const routes = require('./app/routes')
 const sessionDataDefaults = require('./app/data/session-data-defaults')
 
+const viewsPath = [
+  'app/views/'
+]
+
+const entryPoints = [
+  'app/stylesheets/*.scss'
+]
+
 const prototype = await NHSPrototypeKit.init({
   serviceName: 'Your service name',
   buildOptions: {
-    entryPoints: ['app/stylesheets/*.scss']
+    entryPoints
   },
   locals,
   routes,
-  sessionDataDefaults
+  sessionDataDefaults,
+  viewsPath
 })
 
 prototype.start()
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ to
 
 ## 5.1.0 - 12 November 2024
 
-- Remove guidance and tutorials - these can now be found online on the [NHS Prototype Kit website](https://prototype-kit.service-manual.nhs.uk) - ([PR 385](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-prototype-kit/pull/385))
+- Remove guidance and tutorials - these can now be found online on the [NHS prototype kit website](https://prototype-kit.service-manual.nhs.uk) - ([PR 385](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-prototype-kit/pull/385))
 - Update NHS frontend to 9.1.0
 - Show errors when session data defaults crashes ([PR 402](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-prototype-kit/pull/402))
 

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NHS prototype kit
 
-This repo contains the code for the NHS Prototype kit that will be distributed as an npm package.
+This repo contains the code for the NHS prototype kit is distributed as an npm package.
 
 The code contains:
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The code contains:
 
 ### Using the template repository
 
-The simplest way to get started is to use the [NHS Prototype kit template repository](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-prototype-kit-package/pull/2).
+The simplest way to get started is to use the [NHS prototype kit template repository](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-prototype-kit).
 
 From there, select 'Use this as a template' and follow the instructions.
 
@@ -42,12 +42,21 @@ Initialise the prototype with a reference to your custom routes like this:
 ```js
 import routes from './app/routes.js'
 
+const viewsPath = [
+  'app/views/'
+]
+
+const entryPoints = [
+  'app/stylesheets/*.scss'
+]
+
 const prototype = await NHSPrototypeKit.init({
   serviceName: 'Your service name',
   buildOptions: {
-    entryPoints: ['app/stylesheets/*.scss']
+    entryPoints
   },
-  routes
+  routes,
+  viewsPath
 })
 ```
 
@@ -64,14 +73,19 @@ import sessionDataDefaults from './app/data/session-data-defaults.js'
 import locals from './app/locals.js'
 import routes from './app/routes.js'
 
+const viewsPath = [
+  'app/views/'
+]
+
 const prototype = await NHSPrototypeKit.init({
   serviceName: 'Your service name',
   buildOptions: {
     entryPoints: ['app/stylesheets/*.scss']
   },
   routes,
   locals,
-  sessionDataDefaults
+  sessionDataDefaults,
+  viewsPath
 })
 ```
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nhsuk-prototype-kit",
-  "version": "8.0.0-beta.10",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "description": "Rapidly create HTML prototypes of NHS services",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "lib/index.js",