diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e102ad9c..32ac6588 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "7.2.1"
+  ".": "8.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa802192..4853d0de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
+## [8.0.0](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/compare/v7.2.1...v8.0.0) (2026-07-06)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* split-off embedded-cpp from cpp flavor ([#1314](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/1314))
+
+### Features
+
+* Split-off embedded-cpp from cpp flavor ([#1314](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/1314)) ([3d642e3](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/3d642e3c974e9089ebe54fabf50069c55a1a2532))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **deps, cpp:** Update github.vscode-pull-request-github in devcontainer.json ([#1339](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/1339)) ([801e708](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/801e7087273dcd3957beec7dc7a30bd9f05bc422))
+* **deps, embedded-cpp:** Update github.vscode-github-actions, github.vscode-pull-request-github, sonarsource.sonarlint-vscode in devcontainer.json ([#1341](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/1341)) ([a17135a](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/a17135a32be150b2dd48c5a0bb4b9d2965a511d6))
+* **deps, rust:** Update github.vscode-pull-request-github, rust-lang.rust-analyzer in devcontainer.json ([#1340](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/1340)) ([59d1dfc](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/59d1dfc9c5e37a5c132e47e1828cb125d4f976e7))
+* **deps, rust:** Update rust-lang.rust-analyzer in devcontainer-metadata.json ([#1338](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/1338)) ([c57d100](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/c57d1000b9707ef6eac2e371baeec4a3132ed9b8))
+
 ## [7.2.1](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/compare/v7.2.0...v7.2.1) (2026-07-01)
 
 
diff --git a/templates/cpp/devcontainer-template.json b/templates/cpp/devcontainer-template.json
index cbea71ac..6de51f0f 100644
--- a/templates/cpp/devcontainer-template.json
+++ b/templates/cpp/devcontainer-template.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "cpp",
-  "version": "7.2.1",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "name": "C++",
   "description": "A modern, batteries-included software development environment for C++",
   "documentationURL": "https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/blob/main/README.md",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "imageVersion": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "amp-devcontainer version",
-      "default": "7.2.1"
+      "default": "8.0.0"
     }
   },
   "optionalPaths": [
diff --git a/templates/embedded-cpp/devcontainer-template.json b/templates/embedded-cpp/devcontainer-template.json
index 21c1d351..8fbf8ad3 100644
--- a/templates/embedded-cpp/devcontainer-template.json
+++ b/templates/embedded-cpp/devcontainer-template.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "embedded-cpp",
-  "version": "7.2.0",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "name": "Embedded C++",
   "description": "A modern, batteries-included software development environment for embedded C++",
   "documentationURL": "https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/blob/main/README.md",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "imageVersion": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "amp-devcontainer version",
-      "default": "7.2.0"
+      "default": "8.0.0"
     }
   },
   "optionalPaths": [
diff --git a/templates/rust/devcontainer-template.json b/templates/rust/devcontainer-template.json
index 248669da..e55862e9 100644
--- a/templates/rust/devcontainer-template.json
+++ b/templates/rust/devcontainer-template.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "rust",
-  "version": "7.2.1",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "name": "Rust",
   "description": "A modern, batteries-included software development environment for Rust",
   "documentationURL": "https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/blob/main/README.md",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "imageVersion": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "amp-devcontainer version",
-      "default": "7.2.1"
+      "default": "8.0.0"
     }
   },
   "optionalPaths": [