diff --git a/Documentation/Changelog.md b/Documentation/Changelog.md
index b1648a576..b5e202e5f 100644
--- a/Documentation/Changelog.md
+++ b/Documentation/Changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Release date 2024-12-31
+### Packages
+coverlet.msbuild 6.0.3
+coverlet.console 6.0.3
+coverlet.collector 6.0.3
+
 ### Fixed
 - Fix RuntimeConfigurationReader to support self-contained builds [#1705](https://github.com/coverlet-coverage/coverlet/pull/1705) by https://github.com/pfeigl
 - Fix inconsistent filenames with UseSourceLink after .NET 8 [#1679](https://github.com/coverlet-coverage/coverlet/issues/1679)
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index c6599353c..43e490099 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "6.0.3",
+  "version": "8.0.0-preview.{height}",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/master$"
   ],