diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1a3491e6..b77cbd15 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustic_core"
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aes256ctr_poly1305aes",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
index a804179a..4350d751 100644
--- a/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/compare/rustic_core-v0.7.3...rustic_core-v0.8.0) - 2024-12-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- [**breaking**] Don't panic when reading empty files (#381)
+
 ## [0.7.3](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/compare/rustic_core-v0.7.2...rustic_core-v0.7.3) - 2024-12-06
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/crates/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
index 880708d8..7b5bec79 100644
--- a/crates/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustic_core"
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.8.0"
 authors = ["the rustic-rs team"]
 categories = ["data-structures", "encoding", "filesystem"]
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/rustic_core"