diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 44917be..358f3f8 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Changelog
 
 (unreleased)
 ------------
+- Feat: editable guardrails, refs NOISSUE. [Simon Diesenreiter]
+
+
+0.8.0 (2026-04-11)
+------------------
 - Feat: better dashboard reloading mechanism, refs NOISSUE. [Simon
   Diesenreiter]
 - Feat: add explicit workflow steps and guardrail prompts, refs NOISSUE.
diff --git a/ai_software_factory/VERSION b/ai_software_factory/VERSION
index a3df0a6..ac39a10 100644
--- a/ai_software_factory/VERSION
+++ b/ai_software_factory/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0
+0.9.0