diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index df851e451..b264c8066 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 10.8.8 (released 2024-10-30)
+
+- Feature: Config to require community approval for record publishing
+
 Version 10.8.7 (released 2024-10-23)
 
 - access notification: provide correct draft preview link
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
index 4aeea82bf..2fb867080 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2019-2024 CERN.
 # Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Northwestern University.
 # Copyright (C) 2024 Graz University of Technology.
+# Copyright (C) 2024 KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
 #
 # Invenio-RDM-Records is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
@@ -11,6 +12,6 @@
 
 from .ext import InvenioRDMRecords
 
-__version__ = "10.8.7"
+__version__ = "10.8.8"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__", "InvenioRDMRecords")