diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8ef3636..f077f49 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.0",
+  ".": "1.8.0",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "extra-files": [
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 10b3e0f..ed2a24c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/CHIMEFRB/workflow/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0) (2024-07-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **validation-strategy:** added strict and relaxed validation modes ([3302b4c](https://github.com/CHIMEFRB/workflow/commit/3302b4caa4e28ce057d1678169884906d7b69e95))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **execute.py:** fixing command execution ([#84](https://github.com/CHIMEFRB/workflow/issues/84)) ([f226528](https://github.com/CHIMEFRB/workflow/commit/f2265289238ae50e507a0e7c0e0c4742654bd738))
+
 ## [1.7.0](https://github.com/CHIMEFRB/workflow/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0) (2024-07-16)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b1f9cc7..f0a6711 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "workflow.core"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 description = "Workflow Core"
 authors = ["Shiny Brar <charanjotbrar@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"