diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93a637a41..fe19a098f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## [8.0.0](https://github.com/appium/appium-xcuitest-driver/compare/v7.35.1...v8.0.0) (2025-01-17)
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Removed the customSnapshotTimeout setting as a result of WDA upgrade to v9
+
+### Features
+
+* Bump WDA to v9 ([#2511](https://github.com/appium/appium-xcuitest-driver/issues/2511)) ([3067ae5](https://github.com/appium/appium-xcuitest-driver/commit/3067ae5f75520b750925e4a9671a8441a05ffdf8))
+
 ## [7.35.1](https://github.com/appium/appium-xcuitest-driver/compare/v7.35.0...v7.35.1) (2025-01-03)
 
 ### Miscellaneous Chores
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77193358c..e6c984559 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "xcuitest",
     "xctest"
   ],
-  "version": "7.35.1",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "author": "Appium Contributors",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {