diff --git a/.changeset/renterd-version-update.md b/.changeset/renterd-version-update.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ac15cb
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'renterd': minor
+---
+
+The daemon version has been updated to v1.0.8.
+
diff --git a/renterd/daemon/version b/renterd/daemon/version
index cbe8779..14b34a4 100644
--- a/renterd/daemon/version
+++ b/renterd/daemon/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.0.7
+v1.0.8