diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d1328ca..64f9ff4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.7.0"
+  ".": "2.8.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fe108e..bfdbce0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.8.0 (2026-06-18)
+
+Full Changelog: [v2.7.0...v2.8.0](https://github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-go/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0)
+
+### Features
+
+* **origins:** add useIAMRole for IAM role authentication ([34f8f15](https://github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-go/commit/34f8f15be0b63893d7bd6f2fb6f2f8ce748ce66c))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* update default value in description for intensity in colorize transformation ([85e9647](https://github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-go/commit/85e9647dd18471d842d7b3b279bb506c76f10006))
+
 ## 2.7.0 (2026-06-03)
 
 Full Changelog: [v2.6.2...v2.7.0](https://github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-go/compare/v2.6.2...v2.7.0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 916c2d3..e9daabd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Or to pin the version:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```sh
-go get -u 'github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-go/v2@v2.7.0'
+go get -u 'github.com/imagekit-developer/imagekit-go/v2@v2.8.0'
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/internal/version.go b/internal/version.go
index 166fc82..ac38466 100644
--- a/internal/version.go
+++ b/internal/version.go
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 package internal
 
-const PackageVersion = "2.7.0" // x-release-please-version
+const PackageVersion = "2.8.0" // x-release-please-version