diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f97187e1d..3374ad7ef5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+## [2.8.0](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0) (2024-01-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* allow custom config properties in blocks ([#4766](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4766)) ([d92af29](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/d92af295ebe253160ac4c8fb788a1fb143ab85ae))
+* **logger:** show local time ([#4663](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4663)) ([493fde5](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/493fde5ccceb9a95d0b950a028a1d2f8888b4e64))
+* **plugin-cloud:** use resend smtp instead of custom transport ([#4746](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4746)) ([5cfde54](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/5cfde542b19988985746e220829d429a84ba3976))
+* **plugin-seo:** add fr translations ([#4774](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4774)) ([4319fe1](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/4319fe1c6e332d35124356ce5d5d0fb48fe199e7))
+* **plugin-seo:** remove support for payload <2.7.0 ([#4765](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4765)) ([5e08368](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/5e083689d016fbff6c83419336e920f248932993))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* allow a custom ID field to be nested inside unnamed tabs and rows ([#4701](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4701)) ([6d5ac1d](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/6d5ac1de1ef55c4d51b253b4cf959bb703316c49))
+* build payload without initializing ([#4028](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4028)) ([1115387](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/11153877447af68389dde80fff2f9ee869468acb))
+* **db-mongodb:** limit=0 returns unpaginated ([63e5c43](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/63e5c43fe620458936e2ebc4f5468aff9cb23e02))
+* **db-postgres:** totalPages value when limit=0 ([5702b83](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/5702b83e829b5b1a3d95ce4a1c1967c3ec630373))
+* migration regression ([#4777](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4777)) ([fa3b3dd](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/fa3b3dd62d0a060f7419fd21d69eafff9bf99a61))
+* **db-mongodb:** migration regression ([#4777](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4777)) ([fa3b3dd](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/fa3b3dd62d0a060f7419fd21d69eafff9bf99a61))
+* **db-postgres:**migration regression ([#4777](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4777)) ([fa3b3dd](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/fa3b3dd62d0a060f7419fd21d69eafff9bf99a61))
+* passes `draft=true` in fetch for relationships ([#4784](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4784)) ([0a259d2](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/0a259d27b5ef0d632ca54cd0a9ab99629f94c2a0))
+* **plugin-form-builder:** replaces curly brackets with lexical editor ([#4753](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4753)) ([8481846](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/84818469ea50d43276915d36bd92769422eadeb0))
+* prioritizes `value` key when filtering / querying for relationships ([#4727](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4727)) ([d0f7677](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/d0f7677d5ff2e0109fc348260d87e2606fdbd293))
+* text hasMany validation ([#4789](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/4789)) ([e2e56a4](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/e2e56a4d58a9e1c31c05a0624f35642f58da162b))
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+#### @payloadcms/plugin-seo
+
+* remove support for payload <2.7.0 ([#4765](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/4765))
+
 ## [2.7.0](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-01-09)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/package.json b/packages/payload/package.json
index 8cd3174b9e..02215c3f9c 100644
--- a/packages/payload/package.json
+++ b/packages/payload/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "payload",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "description": "Node, React and MongoDB Headless CMS and Application Framework",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",