diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14352d4b..b1b89cd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,11 +12,29 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased] - 2024-10-04
+## [Unreleased] - None
+
+## [v2.0.0-beta.8] - 2024-10-22
 
 ### Changed
 
-- The Node version required to run Draupnir has been updated to Node 20.
+- **Breaking**: The Node version required to run Draupnir has been updated from
+  Node 18 to Node 20. If you are using Debian, please follow our documentation
+  for using Debian and node source
+  [here](https://the-draupnir-project.github.io/draupnir-documentation/bot/setup_debian),
+  kindly contributed by @ll-SKY-ll. This is due to of the release policy of one
+  of our major dependencies, matrix-appservice-bridge, by @MTRNord in
+  https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/pull/609. We did this as part
+  of larger work to attempt to fix issues with Element's "invisible crypto"
+  documented in https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/issues/608.
+
+- The Dockerfile now uses a multi-stage build, so `docker build` will just work
+  again. Thanks to @ShadowJonathan for reporting. We also optimized the image
+  size just slightly. Long term we've been blocked on for years on
+  https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk-crypto-nodejs/issues/19 which
+  would allow us to use the alpine image and take the size down to under 200MB
+  again. So if anyone can help out there it'll make a massive difference and be
+  greatly appreciated.
 
 - `Dockerfile`: entry-point was renamed from `mjolnir-entrypoint.sh` to
   `draupnir-entrypoint.sh`. If you have built a Dockerfile based on ours, you
@@ -31,10 +49,58 @@ and this project adheres to
   `draupnir-registration.yaml`. This is only a concern if you have automated
   tooling that generates a registration file.
 
+- The safe mode recovery command now prompts for confirmation.
+
+- Some references to `Mjolnir` have been changed to `Draupnir` thanks to
+  @FSG-Cat in https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/pull/591.
+
+#### Development
+
+- Enable `proseWrap` in prettier, by @Mikaela in
+  https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/pull/605. We thought that
+  this was enabled already but turns out we missed it.
+
+- The `no-confirm` keyword argument now has special meaning, see the safe mode
+  recover
+  [command](https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/blob/164434d528311f7ba68c1ced7b902a3d118c65f7/src/safemode/commands/RecoverCommand.tsx#L44-L47)
+  and
+  [renderer](https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/blob/164434d528311f7ba68c1ced7b902a3d118c65f7/src/safemode/commands/RecoverCommand.tsx#L102-L114)
+  description for an example.
+
+### Added
+
+- Safe mode now shows a preview of the persistent configs, including the
+  property or item that is causing Draupnir to fail to start. Special thanks for
+  the feedback from @jimmackenzie and @TheArcaneBrony. Thanks to @julianfoad for
+  documenting the use case for safe mode.
+
+- Draupnir now logs at startup the path used to load its configuration file, and
+  which options are used for loading secrets. We also show any non-default
+  configuration values if Draupnir crashes. This is to to try make it very clear
+  to system administrators which configuration options are being used by
+  Draupnir and help them diagnose startup issues.
+
+### Deprecated
+
+- Starting Draupnir without the `--draupnir-config` option will cause a
+  deprecation warning.
+
+### Removed
+
+- The spurious warnings about not being able to find a config file when the
+  `--draupnir-config` option was used have been been removed.
+
+- The documentation for the `WordListProtection` in the configuration file
+  claimed that regexes where supported when this wasn't the case. Removed by
+  @FSG-Cat in https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/pull/600. We will
+  rewrite this protection entirely at a later date.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed a bug where sometimes the help command wouldn't show if `--keyword` or
+  options were used in an unrecognized command.
+
 ## Versions v2.0.0-beta.7 and prior
 
 Please see [Releases](https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir/releases)
 for more information.
-
-<!-- Remove me later. Currently points to releases as this is a Unreleased change.
-As soon as the release is made change the note to point to the release. -->
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 158610c3..8266375f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "draupnir",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "description": "A moderation tool for Matrix",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": "https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir.git",
diff --git a/synapse_antispam/setup.py b/synapse_antispam/setup.py
index 152176c2..9d773246 100644
--- a/synapse_antispam/setup.py
+++ b/synapse_antispam/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
     name="mjolnir",
-    version="2.0.0-beta.7", # version automated in package.json - Do not edit this line, use `yarn version`.
+    version="2.0.0-beta.8", # version automated in package.json - Do not edit this line, use `yarn version`.
     packages=find_packages(),
     description="Mjolnir Antispam",
     include_package_data=True,