diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 142782a9..30f950b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+# [8.0.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/dhis2/cli-utils-cypress/compare/v7.0.1...v8.0.0-alpha.1) (2021-05-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **network-shim:** ensure in-test fixtures are used instead of shim fixtures ([#176](https://github.com/dhis2/cli-utils-cypress/issues/176)) ([84a1907](https://github.com/dhis2/cli-utils-cypress/commit/84a1907dd629051e268c4b8fe2c21bbd1fcb24c3))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **network-shim:** bumps cypress 1 major version, to v7
+
+* fix(network-shim): filter request and response headers properties
+
+This was planned anyway to keep fixtures stable.
+But also turned out to be required due to a bug:
+https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/16420
+
+* fix(network-shim): disable auto-login during stub run
+
+* fix(network-shim): add 'system/info' resource to static resources list
+
+* feat(network-shim): run tests suite on CI
+
+* docs(network-shim): add info about the network-shim test suite
+
+* chore(network-shim): add command to locally run full e2e suite
+
+* docs(network-shim): add info reg troubleshooting and local full test run
+
+* chore(cy local): run build command before cypress commands
+
+Co-authored-by: Jan-Gerke Salomon <jgs.salomon@gmail.com>
+
 ## [7.0.1](https://github.com/dhis2/cli-utils-cypress/compare/v7.0.0...v7.0.1) (2021-03-10)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/platform-app/package.json b/examples/platform-app/package.json
index fb7345c4..24e6e176 100644
--- a/examples/platform-app/package.json
+++ b/examples/platform-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "platform-app",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "version": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
     "description": "",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
     "private": true,
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
     "devDependencies": {
         "@dhis2/cli-app-scripts": "^6.1.1",
         "@dhis2/cli-style": "^8.0.0",
-        "@dhis2/cli-utils-cypress": "*",
-        "@dhis2/cypress-commands": "*",
-        "@dhis2/cypress-plugins": "*",
+        "@dhis2/cli-utils-cypress": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
+        "@dhis2/cypress-commands": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
+        "@dhis2/cypress-plugins": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
         "cypress": "^7.3.0",
         "wait-on": "^5.3.0"
     },
diff --git a/examples/testing-network-shim-app/package.json b/examples/testing-network-shim-app/package.json
index 9ccf957f..ea7ee2a4 100644
--- a/examples/testing-network-shim-app/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing-network-shim-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "testing-network-shim-app",
-    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "version": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
     "private": true,
     "dependencies": {
         "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.11.4",
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
         "web-vitals": "^0.2.4"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@dhis2/cli-utils-cypress": "*",
-        "@dhis2/cypress-commands": "*",
-        "@dhis2/cypress-plugins": "*",
+        "@dhis2/cli-utils-cypress": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
+        "@dhis2/cypress-commands": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
+        "@dhis2/cypress-plugins": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
         "concurrently": "^6.1.0",
         "cypress": "^7.3.0",
         "wait-on": "^5.3.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c32cb0e6..6733110a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "test:platform-app": "yarn workspace platform-app cy:capture-and-stub",
         "cy:local": "yarn build && yarn test:network-shim-app && test:platform-app"
     },
-    "version": "7.0.1",
+    "version": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
     "devDependencies": {
         "@dhis2/cli-style": "^7.2.1",
         "@dhis2/cli-utils-docsite": "^1.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 9cb0bf87..3cf2e06c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         "d2-utils-cypress": "./bin/d2-utils-cypress"
     },
     "main": "src/index.js",
-    "version": "7.0.1",
+    "version": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
     "author": "Viktor Varland <viktor@dhis2.org>",
     "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
     "private": false,
diff --git a/packages/cypress-commands/package.json b/packages/cypress-commands/package.json
index 1e9d9353..053ee4ba 100644
--- a/packages/cypress-commands/package.json
+++ b/packages/cypress-commands/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@dhis2/cypress-commands",
-    "version": "7.0.1",
+    "version": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
     "description": "Cypress commands for dhis2 related apps",
     "main": "build/cjs/lib.js",
     "module": "build/es/lib.js",
diff --git a/packages/cypress-plugins/package.json b/packages/cypress-plugins/package.json
index 482994b8..61c6cb3a 100644
--- a/packages/cypress-plugins/package.json
+++ b/packages/cypress-plugins/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@dhis2/cypress-plugins",
-    "version": "7.0.1",
+    "version": "8.0.0-alpha.1",
     "description": "Cypress plugins for dhis2 related apps",
     "main": "src/index.js",
     "repository": {