diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5a5b6e0a..625d80590 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/pubsub?activeTab=versions
 
+## [2.8.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0) (2021-01-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* schema proto support ([#1176](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/issues/1176)) ([ac29561](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/commit/ac2956123b361892290ece66ab9a9dfaa7f61d2d))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update opentelemetry monorepo to ^0.12.0 ([#1162](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/issues/1162)) ([f459a91](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/commit/f459a91949fca1fbd573ecc1442bc3e5f54e8ee8))
+
 ## [2.7.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2020-11-30)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14e347b38..f04499111 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/pubsub",
   "description": "Cloud Pub/Sub Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index ed41c87de..32a91e3e7 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.11.0",
     "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.11.0",
-    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^2.7.0"
+    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^2.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.2.0",