diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3349db3e2f..8de705f69a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.3.4rc7 to 2.3.4rc8:
+  - Fix CouchDB manage restart option https://github.com/dmwm/CMSKubernetes/pull/1496
+  - WMAgent: Install voms-clients-java (same package used in FNAL/CERN hosts) https://github.com/dmwm/CMSKubernetes/pull/1497
+  - Fixes wmagent tagging during run.sh; aesthetic changes https://github.com/dmwm/CMSKubernetes/pull/1499
+  - Do not push central couchapps into WMAgent CouchDB https://github.com/dmwm/CMSKubernetes/pull/1500
+
 2.3.4rc6 to 2.3.4rc7:
   - Upgrade htcondor to 10.3.0 (Dennis Lee) #12002
   - Fix CouchDB manage restart option https://github.com/dmwm/CMSKubernetes/pull/1496
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index 9f6b99b130..56400c4a62 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.3.4rc7'
+__version__ = '2.3.4rc8'
 __all__ = []