diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa4b0c80..0fcdee9e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.7.10...v1.8.0) (2026-06-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Upgrade to Cloud SQL Proxy v2.23.0 ([#778](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/778)) ([37d4dbe](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/37d4dbe0154836573f62ccda3d1a19dbc04c9350))
+
 ## [1.7.10](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.7.9...v1.7.10) (2026-05-26)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b74bd012..50be23ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.10/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.8.0/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
 ```
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
index 104d21ad..bb4e7567 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.10/install.sh | bash
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.8.0/install.sh | bash
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index a412349e..27f9cd32 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.10
+1.8.0