diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b7036d032bf..7f11747f7f21 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/HEAD)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/V0.0.8a16...HEAD)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/V0.0.8a17...HEAD)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Fix `mycroft` backwards-compat. [\#322](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/322) ([NeonDaniel](https://github.com/NeonDaniel))
+
+## [V0.0.8a17](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/V0.0.8a17) (2023-05-05)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/V0.0.8a16...V0.0.8a17)
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
@@ -632,7 +640,6 @@
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
 - Remove priority skills from default config \(inherited from Mycroft\) [\#208](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/208) ([NeonDaniel](https://github.com/NeonDaniel))
-- fix/ww\_cfg [\#207](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/207) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
 
 ## [V0.0.5a18](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/V0.0.5a18) (2022-10-05)
 
diff --git a/ovos_core/version.py b/ovos_core/version.py
index bbe51f669f77..38775991f00d 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 = 17
+OVOS_VERSION_ALPHA = 18
 
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK