diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b2ecb7bf2d6..780561e64940 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,19 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/HEAD)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/V0.0.8a25...HEAD)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/V0.0.8a26...HEAD)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Enable GitHub Discussion. [\#333](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/issues/333)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Update skills-essential.txt [\#332](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/332) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+
+## [V0.0.8a26](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/V0.0.8a26) (2023-07-04)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/V0.0.8a25...V0.0.8a26)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -631,11 +643,6 @@
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/V0.0.5a28...V0.0.5a29)
 
-**Merged pull requests:**
-
-- feat/new license workflow [\#218](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/218) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
-- pipaudit workflow [\#217](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/217) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
-
 ## [V0.0.5a28](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/V0.0.5a28) (2022-10-17)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/V0.0.5a27...V0.0.5a28)
diff --git a/ovos_core/version.py b/ovos_core/version.py
index 40038059b4d0..b8ade9ffda11 100644
--- a/ovos_core/version.py
+++ b/ovos_core/version.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 OVOS_VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 OVOS_VERSION_MINOR = 0
 OVOS_VERSION_BUILD = 8
-OVOS_VERSION_ALPHA = 26
+OVOS_VERSION_ALPHA = 27
 
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK