diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index a165707..895beab 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 NEWS
 ====
 
+pgq 3.8
+-------
+
+* build: convert to pyproject.toml
+* typing: add full typing
+* ci: drop unmaintained actions
+
 pgq 3.7.3
 ---------
 
diff --git a/pgq/__init__.py b/pgq/__init__.py
index fcd1893..d2a9e80 100644
--- a/pgq/__init__.py
+++ b/pgq/__init__.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
     'BatchInfo',
 ]
 
-__version__ = '3.7.3'
+__version__ = '3.8'