diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aff828979..7959447e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0) (2026-06-02)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add Agent Platform MCP support to async generate_content ([e3be9af](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/e3be9af3c21c9f8f625aecd890a5ee1f9993fb3d))
+* Add TranslationConfig for live translation. ([4775314](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/47753147a30c10138f1a4e46c1c8e8069ae8e86d))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Include all fields of a single tool ([7b1d498](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/7b1d4982f4a61def33db8873feb1334416d4a0e4))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Remove `codegen_instructions.md` for simpler maintenance, Gemini API Skills should be the single source of truth ([bfa2a49](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/bfa2a495e5c7e5acd232c46d3f84913f3a50522a))
+* Update README.md for model/SDK Changes and direct to Gemini API Skills ([47c1a13](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/47c1a13e8475b3a2553e699f9ff0823d8757fa92))
+* Update the docs for 2.7 ([bbef98e](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/commit/bbef98e64ebf6e12a5ab1aba02302a28ca1faf4f))
+
 ## [2.7.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2026-05-27)
 
 
diff --git a/google/genai/version.py b/google/genai/version.py
index 9998cdfd8..950456342 100644
--- a/google/genai/version.py
+++ b/google/genai/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-__version__ = '2.7.0' # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = '2.8.0' # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b66b1c53a..eaf5fad64 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "twine>=6.1.0", "packaging>=24.2", "pkginfo>=
 
 [project]
 name = "google-genai"
-version = "2.7.0"
+version = "2.8.0"
 description = "GenAI Python SDK"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"