diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae66260..b6414c9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # KDL Changelog
 
+## 2.0.0-draft.8 (2024-12-14)
+
+* Some details have been clarified around the treatment of whitespace in
+  multiline strings.
+* `raw-string` productions have been updated to be explicitly non-greedy and
+  "fallible".
+* Some tests have been added, others adjusted, some removed, after a cleanup pass.
+
 ## 2.0.0-draft.7 (2024-12-10)
 
 * `node-space` is now allowed as whitespace after a `slashdash`, meaning line
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bd94f8..561fa7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ There's a living [specification](SPEC.md), as well as various
 [implementations](#implementations). You can also check out the [FAQ](#faq) to
 answer all your burning questions!
 
-The current version of the KDL spec is `2.0.0-draft.7`.
+The current version of the KDL spec is `2.0.0-draft.8`.
 
 In addition to a spec for KDL itself, there are also standard specs for [a KDL
 Query Language](QUERY-SPEC.md) based on CSS selectors, and [a KDL Schema
diff --git a/SPEC.md b/SPEC.md
index e0bc02d..ba43cb5 100644
--- a/SPEC.md
+++ b/SPEC.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 This is the semi-formal specification for KDL, including the intended data
 model and the grammar.
 
-This document describes KDL version `2.0.0-draft.7`. It was released on
-2024-12-10.
+This document describes KDL version `2.0.0-draft.8`. It was released on
+2024-12-14.
 
 ## Compatibility