diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ef286a4..4ead120 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'com.github.lppedd'
-version '0.7.1'
+version '0.8.0'
 
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 
diff --git a/change-notes/0_8_0.html b/change-notes/0_8_0.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..333a54e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change-notes/0_8_0.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<h3>0.8.0 (09/12/2019)</h3>
+<p>
+    Eighth alpha release.<br/>
+    New features and refactoring
+</p>
+<ul>
+    <li>Support for Python!</li>
+    <li>Performance improvements: use lazy Services instead of Components</li>
+    <li>Code cleanup: use explicit types for public classes, remove unused bundle properties, reformat files</li>
+</ul>