diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 64e0684..099626f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.0"
+  ".": "1.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4618c0..31d6408 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/Maroon-Rides/api/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0) (2026-10-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add healthz endpoint excluded from request metrics ([9757552](https://github.com/Maroon-Rides/api/commit/97575523e96c9dcb0109dc67ff0d3c9b219ec7a4))
+
 ## [1.7.0](https://github.com/Maroon-Rides/api/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0) (2026-10-22)