diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index e6433aab6d23..6b9e7b5e30ad 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "sdk/zksync-rs": "0.4.0",
-  "core": "18.7.0",
+  "core": "18.8.0",
   "prover": "10.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index de6df81082e7..2e9cb8b1e8cc 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [18.8.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v18.7.0...core-v18.8.0) (2023-12-13)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** Sunset API translator ([#675](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/675)) ([846fd33](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/846fd33a74734520ae1bb57d8bc8abca71e16f25))
+* **core:** Merge bounded and unbounded gas adjuster ([#678](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/678)) ([f3c3bf5](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f3c3bf53b3136b2fe8c17638c83fda3328fd6033))
+* **dal:** Make ConnectionPoolBuilder owned ([#676](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/676)) ([1153c42](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/1153c42f9d0e7cfe78da64d4508974e74afea4ee))
+* Implemented 1 validator consensus for the main node ([#554](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/554)) ([9c59838](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/9c5983858d9dd84de360e6a082369a06bb58e924))
+* **merkle tree:** Snapshot recovery in metadata calculator ([#607](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/607)) ([f49418b](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f49418b24cdfa905e571568cb3393296c951e903))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* dropping installed filters ([#670](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/670)) ([985c737](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/985c7375f6fa192b45473d8ba0b7dacb9314a482))
+
 ## [18.7.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v18.6.1...core-v18.7.0) (2023-12-12)