diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2f14177..28170d0 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "11.7.0"
+  ".": "11.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fd257c..17ff0cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [11.8.0](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/compare/v11.7.0...v11.8.0) (2024-06-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **plugin:** allow loading specs without pkg ([695a058](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/695a05872a5b44e366e5532eb2fe38a64fae8357))
+
 ## [11.7.0](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/compare/v11.6.0...v11.7.0) (2024-06-29)
 
 
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
index 4d6bca7..415a2b8 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ M.defaults = {
   debug = false,
 }
 
-M.version = "11.7.0" -- x-release-please-version
+M.version = "11.8.0" -- x-release-please-version
 
 M.ns = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("lazy")