diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0f254be5..a2c5323d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ on:
         default: false
       rust_version:
         description: Rust Version
-        default: 0.7.2
+        default: 0.8.0
 
 jobs:
   commit_versions:
diff --git a/.zetch.lock b/.zetch.lock
index 44e8a48d..66d09c3b 100644
--- a/.zetch.lock
+++ b/.zetch.lock
@@ -4,20 +4,19 @@
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     "docs/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.zetch.md": "bf106326ffc75f5167cfde27c997c77c6b97c843a9e392b564355d0e70e50b97",
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 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04866f66..fee431d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ You can install **BitBazaar** via [crates.io](https://crates.io/):
 # Cargo.toml
 
 [dependencies]
-bitbazaar = "0.7.2"
+bitbazaar = "0.8.0"
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index db2180c1..2d5fde78 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ You can install **BitBazaar** via [crates.io](https://crates.io/):
 # Cargo.toml
 
 [dependencies]
-bitbazaar = "0.7.2"
+bitbazaar = "0.8.0"
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/js/README.md b/js/README.md
index db2180c1..2d5fde78 100644
--- a/js/README.md
+++ b/js/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ You can install **BitBazaar** via [crates.io](https://crates.io/):
 # Cargo.toml
 
 [dependencies]
-bitbazaar = "0.7.2"
+bitbazaar = "0.8.0"
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/py/README.md b/py/README.md
index db2180c1..2d5fde78 100644
--- a/py/README.md
+++ b/py/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ You can install **BitBazaar** via [crates.io](https://crates.io/):
 # Cargo.toml
 
 [dependencies]
-bitbazaar = "0.7.2"
+bitbazaar = "0.8.0"
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/py_rust/README.md b/py_rust/README.md
index db2180c1..2d5fde78 100644
--- a/py_rust/README.md
+++ b/py_rust/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ You can install **BitBazaar** via [crates.io](https://crates.io/):
 # Cargo.toml
 
 [dependencies]
-bitbazaar = "0.7.2"
+bitbazaar = "0.8.0"
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index e9f9a6b8..7d08e3f3 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitbazaar"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm-siv",
  "arc-swap",
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 69dbb500..a02b0974 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "bitbazaar"
 description = "An assortment of publicly available cross-language utilities useful to my projects."
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/rust/README.md b/rust/README.md
index db2180c1..2d5fde78 100644
--- a/rust/README.md
+++ b/rust/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ You can install **BitBazaar** via [crates.io](https://crates.io/):
 # Cargo.toml
 
 [dependencies]
-bitbazaar = "0.7.2"
+bitbazaar = "0.8.0"
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/zetch.config.toml b/zetch.config.toml
index 1d33e0e8..b4613f56 100644
--- a/zetch.config.toml
+++ b/zetch.config.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ commands = ["./dev_scripts/pkg.sh update_versions"]
 [context.static]
 PY_VERSION = "0.0.7"
 JS_VERSION = "0.0.29"
-RUST_VERSION = "0.7.2"
+RUST_VERSION = "0.8.0"
 PY_RUST_VERSION = "0.0.3"
 JS_ALIASES = { value = '{ "@root": "./bitbazaar", "@scripts": "./scripts" }', coerce = "json" }
 # This will be updated manually in locations that need it: (using ./dev_scripts/utils.sh rand_id)