diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88244f85d..00c290869 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## [1.112.8] - 2023-04-20
 
 ### Changes
 - Add `get_http_response` JSON-RPC API.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1d9b43fb0..56a68e36d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e3519b421..971208643 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.64"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 674dbbe93..bf7c46d26 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 0007a7b60..7947619da 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "deltachat-jsonrpc-server"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index 7409bbe60..8a266051d 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.112.7"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "version": "1.112.8"
+}
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index 4546ec4b9..5632d5cd2 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index fb94b10bf..adf829c87 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.112.7"
+version = "1.112.8"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4be1a946..14bee1111 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@
     "test:mocha": "mocha -r esm node/test/test.js --growl --reporter=spec --bail --exit"
   },
   "types": "node/dist/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.112.7"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "version": "1.112.8"
+}
diff --git a/release-date.in b/release-date.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0762cd07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-date.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2023-04-20
\ No newline at end of file