diff --git a/execution/CHANGELOG.md b/execution/CHANGELOG.md
index e90cee718a..5ed9d155fb 100644
--- a/execution/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/execution/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/execution/v1.7.0...execution/v1.8.0) (2026-02-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add flag for relaxed nullability checks on same shape ([#1378](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/issues/1378)) ([6be2e74](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/commit/6be2e74036a027f44adaff7f6bfbdbce1d1fb03b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* enable parallel execution for federation integration tests ([#1385](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/issues/1385)) ([09d9348](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/commit/09d934802ed1549881123c2e805159ec81981c37))
+
 ## [1.7.0](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/execution/v1.6.0...execution/v1.7.0) (2026-02-06)
 
 
diff --git a/release-please-manifest.json b/release-please-manifest.json
index 7d27780e2f..0ae5915917 100644
--- a/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "v2": "2.0.0-rc.249",
-  "execution": "1.7.0"
+  "execution": "1.8.0"
 }