diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 6b9ce51..74a356c 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Changelog
 
 (unreleased)
 ------------
+- Feat: add filter option to TokenConverter, ref: NOISSUE. [Simon
+  Diesenreiter]
+
+
+0.8.0 (2024-12-12)
+------------------
 - Feat: adding sensible index constructors refs: NOISSUE. [Simon
   Diesenreiter]
 
diff --git a/TextParser/VERSION b/TextParser/VERSION
index a3df0a6..ac39a10 100644
--- a/TextParser/VERSION
+++ b/TextParser/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0
+0.9.0