diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e653c17247e5..e5cdc1582b81 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@
   "google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "grafeas": "1.6.0",
   "grafeas+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "grafeas-v1": "1.7.0",
+  "grafeas-v1": "1.8.0",
   "grafeas-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "help": "0.0.1",
   "help+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/grafeas-v1/CHANGELOG.md b/grafeas-v1/CHANGELOG.md
index 59dce9a07beb..66857ff2b380 100644
--- a/grafeas-v1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/grafeas-v1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 1.8.0 (2026-03-31)
+
+#### Features
+
+* Add irb as explicit dependency for Ruby 4.0 compatibility ([#32842](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32842)) 
+* Added line_number to FileLocation 
+* Update minimum Ruby to v3.2 and required dependencies for Ruby v4.0 
+* Update minimum Ruby to v3.2 and required dependencies for Ruby v4.0 ([#32849](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32849)) 
+* Update minimum Ruby to v3.2 and required dependencies for Ruby v4.0 ([#32851](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32851)) 
+* Update minimum Ruby to v3.2 and required dependencies for Ruby v4.0 ([#32853](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32853)) 
+* Update minimum Ruby to v3.2 and required dependencies for Ruby v4.0 ([#32854](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32854)) 
+* Update minimum Ruby to v3.2 and required dependencies for Ruby v4.0 ([#32855](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32855)) 
+* upgrade protobuf from v25.7 to v31.0 ([#32822](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32822)) 
+
 ### 1.7.0 (2026-02-18)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/grafeas-v1/lib/grafeas/v1/version.rb b/grafeas-v1/lib/grafeas/v1/version.rb
index ca3d981b6a80..0651b45da7ff 100644
--- a/grafeas-v1/lib/grafeas/v1/version.rb
+++ b/grafeas-v1/lib/grafeas/v1/version.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 
 module Grafeas
   module V1
-    VERSION = "1.7.0"
+    VERSION = "1.8.0"
   end
 end
diff --git a/grafeas-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_grafeas.v1.json b/grafeas-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_grafeas.v1.json
index a09d16021b51..c791763cf8b4 100644
--- a/grafeas-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_grafeas.v1.json
+++ b/grafeas-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_grafeas.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "grafeas-v1",
-    "version": "1.7.0",
+    "version": "1.8.0",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {