diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e653c17247e5..7947e21b50e4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1045,6 +1045,6 @@
   "help+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "stackdriver": "0.23.0",
   "stackdriver+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "stackdriver-core": "1.7.0",
+  "stackdriver-core": "1.8.0",
   "stackdriver-core+FILLER": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/stackdriver-core/CHANGELOG.md b/stackdriver-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 123c2fa38f32..22b28992f5d7 100644
--- a/stackdriver-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/stackdriver-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 1.8.0 (2026-03-30)
+
+#### Features
+
+* 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)) 
+
 ### 1.7.0 (2025-03-04)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/stackdriver-core/lib/stackdriver/core/version.rb b/stackdriver-core/lib/stackdriver/core/version.rb
index 01af62262407..94b60eeba2bd 100644
--- a/stackdriver-core/lib/stackdriver/core/version.rb
+++ b/stackdriver-core/lib/stackdriver/core/version.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 
 module Stackdriver
   module Core
-    VERSION = "1.7.0".freeze
+    VERSION = "1.8.0".freeze
   end
 end