diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05bdc9cd..df590bb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-auth-proxy/compare/v1.7.1...v1.8.0) (2024-03-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for debug logs ([#596](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-auth-proxy/issues/596)) ([7586c15](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-auth-proxy/commit/7586c15b7d7b764806a43c1dc7ef27dc1b70df8a))
+
 ## [1.7.1](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-auth-proxy/compare/v1.7.0...v1.7.1) (2024-02-21)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e1c9d75..96e9f08a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ following instructions for your OS and CPU architecture.
 
 ``` sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.8.0"
 
 wget "$URL/alloydb-auth-proxy.linux.amd64" -O alloydb-auth-proxy
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ chmod +x alloydb-auth-proxy
 
 ``` sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.8.0"
 
 wget "$URL/alloydb-auth-proxy.linux.386" -O alloydb-auth-proxy
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ chmod +x alloydb-auth-proxy
 
 ``` sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.8.0"
 
 wget "$URL/alloydb-auth-proxy.linux.arm64" -O alloydb-auth-proxy
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ chmod +x alloydb-auth-proxy
 
 ``` sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.8.0"
 
 wget "$URL/alloydb-auth-proxy.linux.arm" -O alloydb-auth-proxy
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ chmod +x alloydb-auth-proxy
 
 ``` sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.8.0"
 
 wget "$URL/alloydb-auth-proxy.darwin.amd64" -O alloydb-auth-proxy
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ chmod +x alloydb-auth-proxy
 
 ``` sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1"
+URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.8.0"
 
 wget "$URL/alloydb-auth-proxy.darwin.arm64" -O alloydb-auth-proxy
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ chmod +x alloydb-auth-proxy
 
 ``` sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-wget https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1/alloydb-auth-proxy-x64.exe -O alloydb-auth-proxy.exe
+wget https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.8.0/alloydb-auth-proxy-x64.exe -O alloydb-auth-proxy.exe
 ```
 </details>
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ wget https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1/alloydb-auth-proxy
 
 ``` sh
 # see Releases for other versions
-wget https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.7.1/alloydb-auth-proxy-x86.exe -O alloydb-auth-proxy.exe
+wget https://storage.googleapis.com/alloydb-auth-proxy/v1.8.0/alloydb-auth-proxy-x86.exe -O alloydb-auth-proxy.exe
 ```
 </details>
 
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ currently supported:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 The `$VERSION` is the Proxy version without the leading "v" (e.g.,
-`1.7.1`).
+`1.8.0`).
 
 For example, to pull a particular version, use a command like:
 
 ``` shell
-# $VERSION is 1.7.1
-docker pull gcr.io/alloydb-connectors/alloydb-auth-proxy:1.7.1
+# $VERSION is 1.8.0
+docker pull gcr.io/alloydb-connectors/alloydb-auth-proxy:1.8.0
 ```
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
diff --git a/cmd/version.txt b/cmd/version.txt
index 943f9cbc..27f9cd32 100644
--- a/cmd/version.txt
+++ b/cmd/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.1
+1.8.0