diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index efa7fadda..aa45b3118 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [8.8.0](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/compare/v8.7.12...v8.8.0) (2024-08-06)
+
+### Features
+
+* Open the default URL in Safari upon session startup ([#929](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/issues/929)) ([97cf91d](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/commit/97cf91de34dc53e5f75f91829dc43224101c1b45))
+
 ## [8.7.12](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/compare/v8.7.11...v8.7.12) (2024-08-02)
 
 ### Miscellaneous Chores
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Info.plist b/WebDriverAgentLib/Info.plist
index 7e08ded2a..da4fdff27 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Info.plist
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Info.plist
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
     <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
     <string>FMWK</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>8.7.12</string>
+    <string>8.8.0</string>
     <key>CFBundleSignature</key>
     <string>????</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>8.7.12</string>
+    <string>8.8.0</string>
     <key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
     <string/>
   </dict>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50b99f867..9a25258f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "appium-webdriveragent",
-  "version": "8.7.12",
+  "version": "8.8.0",
   "description": "Package bundling WebDriverAgent",
   "main": "./build/index.js",
   "types": "./build/index.d.ts",