diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c2430e7ad..6331e9044 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "8.0.1"
+  ".": "8.0.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b0e81228..78668fe84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@
 
 
 
+## [8.0.2](https://github.com/danielsogl/awesome-cordova-plugins/compare/awesome-cordova-plugins-v8.0.1...awesome-cordova-plugins-v8.0.2) (2025-06-14)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* update minimum core version to 8.0.2 in publish script ([d1a52cd](https://github.com/danielsogl/awesome-cordova-plugins/commit/d1a52cdef3483ef5e4a4f34cfc308f16a2c97c00))
+
 ## [8.0.1](https://github.com/danielsogl/awesome-cordova-plugins/compare/awesome-cordova-plugins-v8.0.0...awesome-cordova-plugins-v8.0.1) (2025-06-14)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1fa6bfa67..4fc3541a3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "awesome-cordova-plugins",
-  "version": "8.0.1",
+  "version": "8.0.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "awesome-cordova-plugins",
-      "version": "8.0.1",
+      "version": "8.0.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "tslib": "2.8.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b3e9bdf5..8619e397a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "awesome-cordova-plugins",
-  "version": "8.0.1",
+  "version": "8.0.2",
   "description": "Native plugin wrappers for Cordova and Ionic with TypeScript, ES6+, Promise and Observable support",
   "homepage": "https://awesome-cordova-plugins.com",
   "author": "Daniel Sogl <me@danielsogl.com> (https://danielsogl.com)",