diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b020dd19..637b5af0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,36 @@
 
 ### New Features
 
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### New Rules (0)
+
+-
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+### capa Explorer Web
+
+### capa Explorer IDA Pro plugin
+
+### Development
+
+### Raw diffs
+- [capa v8.0.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v8.0.0...master)
+- [capa-rules v8.0.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v8.0.0...master)
+
+## v8.0.0
+
+capa version 8 adds support for IDA Pro 9.0 (and idalib). The release comes with various improvements and bug fixes for the Binary Ninja backend (including to load with database files) -- thanks to @xusheng6.
+
+Additional bug fixes improve the dynamic and BinExport backends.
+
+capa version 8 now requires Python 3.10 or newer.
+
+Special thanks to @Tamir-K, @harshit-wadhwani, @jorik-utwente for their great contributions.
+
+### New Features
+
 - allow call as valid subscope for call scoped rules @mr-tz
 - support loading and analyzing a Binary Ninja database #2496 @xusheng6
 - vmray: record process command line details @mr-tz
@@ -68,7 +98,6 @@
 - nursery/persist-via-ts-initialprogram-registry-key j.j.vannielen@utwente.nl
 - nursery/persist-via-userinitmprlogonscript-registry-value j.j.vannielen@utwente.nl
 - nursery/persist-via-windows-error-reporting-registry-key j.j.vannielen@utwente.nl
--
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
@@ -97,8 +126,8 @@
 - CI: update Binary Ninja version to 4.2 #2499 @xusheng6
 
 ### Raw diffs
-- [capa v7.4.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v7.4.0...master)
-- [capa-rules v7.4.0...master](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v7.4.0...master)
+- [capa v7.4.0...v8.0.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v7.4.0...v8.0.0)
+- [capa-rules v7.4.0...v8.0.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v7.4.0...v8.0.0)
 
 ## v7.4.0
 
diff --git a/capa/version.py b/capa/version.py
index 8b31915f7..2ba6cf8f5 100644
--- a/capa/version.py
+++ b/capa/version.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 #  is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
-__version__ = "7.4.0"
+__version__ = "8.0.0"
 
 
 def get_major_version():
diff --git a/doc/release.md b/doc/release.md
index 602c7eacc..6d8529007 100644
--- a/doc/release.md
+++ b/doc/release.md
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
     ```
 - [ ] Update [capa/version.py](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/capa/version.py)
 - [ ] Create a PR with the updated [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) and [capa/version.py](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/capa/version.py). Copy this checklist in the PR description.
+- [ ] Update the [homepage](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/web/public/index.html) (i.e. What's New section)
 - [ ] After PR review, merge the PR and [create the release in GH](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/releases/new) using text from the [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
 - Verify GH actions
   - [ ] [upload artifacts](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/releases)
   - [ ] [publish to PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/flare-capa)
   - [ ] [create tag in capa rules](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/tags)
   - [ ] [create release in capa rules](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/releases)
-- [ ] Update [homepage](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/master/web/public/index.html)
 - [ ] [Spread the word](https://twitter.com)
 - [ ] Update internal service
diff --git a/web/public/index.html b/web/public/index.html
index f77ab434f..c3b48ff53 100644
--- a/web/public/index.html
+++ b/web/public/index.html
@@ -215,6 +215,15 @@ <h2 class="mt-3">Rule Updates</h2>
 
       <h2 class="mt-3">Tool Updates</h2>
 
+      <h3 class="mt-2">v8.0.0 (<em>2024-12-09</em>)</h3>
+      <p class="mt-0">
+        capa <a href="https://github.com/mandiant/capa/releases/tag/v8.0.0">v8.0.0</a> adds support for IDA Pro 9.0 (and idalib). The release comes with various improvements and bug fixes for the Binary Ninja backend (including to load with database files) -- thanks to @xusheng6.
+        <br />
+        Additional bug fixes improve the dynamic and BinExport backends.
+        <br />
+        capa version 8 now requires Python 3.10 or newer.
+      </p>
+
       <h3 class="mt-2">v7.4.0 (<em>2024-10-04</em>)</h3>
       <p class="mt-0">
         The <a href="https://github.com/mandiant/capa/releases/tag/v7.4.0">v7.4.0</a> capa release fixes a bug when processing VMRay analysis archives and enhances API extraction for all dynamic backends. For better terminal rendering capa now solely relies on the rich library.<br />