diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7dc1f5a..3ec09ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [8.8.0] - 2024-05-22
+### Changed
+- bump to curl 8.8.0
+
 ## [8.7.1] - 2024-03-27
 ### Changed
 - bump to curl 8.7.1
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index efeecbe..cfc27b4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.7.1
\ No newline at end of file
+8.8.0
\ No newline at end of file