diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ee5f89b7f7ba..9e3562489224 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@
   "google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "grafeas": "1.7.0",
   "grafeas+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "grafeas-v1": "1.7.0",
+  "grafeas-v1": "1.8.0",
   "grafeas-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "help": "0.0.1",
   "help+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/grafeas-v1/CHANGELOG.md b/grafeas-v1/CHANGELOG.md
index 59dce9a07beb..7d9c3e3229cc 100644
--- a/grafeas-v1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/grafeas-v1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 1.8.0 (2026-04-05)
+
+#### Features
+
+* publish client batch config schema ([#33443](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/33443)) 
+#### Documentation
+
+* update SelectiveGapicGeneration usage doc ([#33485](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/33485)) 
+
 ### 1.7.0 (2026-02-18)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/grafeas-v1/lib/grafeas/v1/version.rb b/grafeas-v1/lib/grafeas/v1/version.rb
index ca3d981b6a80..0651b45da7ff 100644
--- a/grafeas-v1/lib/grafeas/v1/version.rb
+++ b/grafeas-v1/lib/grafeas/v1/version.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 
 module Grafeas
   module V1
-    VERSION = "1.7.0"
+    VERSION = "1.8.0"
   end
 end
diff --git a/grafeas-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_grafeas.v1.json b/grafeas-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_grafeas.v1.json
index a09d16021b51..c791763cf8b4 100644
--- a/grafeas-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_grafeas.v1.json
+++ b/grafeas-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_grafeas.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "grafeas-v1",
-    "version": "1.7.0",
+    "version": "1.8.0",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {