diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 7aa0b64..b32545b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 History
 -------
 
+2.0.8 (2026-09-21)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+* Improvements
+    - Updated dependencies: ``coverage[toml]`` 7.16.1, ``idna`` 3.19, ``pylint`` 4.0.8,
+      ``pytest-cov`` 7.1.0, ``tomlkit`` 0.15.1
+
+
 2.0.7 (2026-05-19)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/akamai/edgegrid/__init__.py b/akamai/edgegrid/__init__.py
index f59cd8e..ed84cd6 100644
--- a/akamai/edgegrid/__init__.py
+++ b/akamai/edgegrid/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
 __all__ = ['EdgeGridAuth', 'EdgeRc']
 
 __title__ = 'edgegrid-python'
-__version__ = '2.0.7'
+__version__ = '2.0.8rc1'
 __license__ = 'Apache 2.0'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2026 Akamai Technologies'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 686eea6..162b957 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='edgegrid-python',
-    version='2.0.7',
+    version='2.0.8rc1',
     description='{OPEN} client authentication protocol for python-requests',
     url='https://github.com/akamai/AkamaiOPEN-edgegrid-python',
     packages=find_namespace_packages(),