diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00c368ef22..21f104d8ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@
 
 > All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
 
+## [1.8.0-beta.1](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0-beta.1) (2022-09-28)
+
+
+### 🍕 Features
+
+* add data from API to contributors page for hacktoberfest ([#431](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/431)) ([56e12ea](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/commit/56e12ea18ec8a7983146a4f7a0f6fe13c10f36ca)), closes [#404](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/404)
+* Add truncate string for long pr names ([#440](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/440)) ([35b8541](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/commit/35b8541b71bcdd782af096f3332e64d75ea72d56)), closes [#438](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/438)
+* adds initial support for restricting reports by user roles ([#451](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/451)) ([15a7643](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/commit/15a764339c2b4cd87ecee8bc61d5c3c84cb9424a)), closes [#395](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/395)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* adds links to footer ([#432](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/432)) ([7adfbe7](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/commit/7adfbe72cc602748cad3e546d5e696ae60c101a6))
+* inverse the scatter chart ([#433](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/433)) ([18dd094](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/commit/18dd09474582269433cf36f29b17277b14ffceb5)), closes [#399](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/399)
+* limit number of languages in contibutor's card ([#441](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/441)) ([4aba355](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/commit/4aba355220a0b4f342dddf8f3ad6a0f4adadaa3c)), closes [#402](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/402)
+* remove link from highlight card component ([#435](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/435)) ([25b6997](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/commit/25b6997f8dbce1213ddbbaa367df9ebdd28b643e))
+* remove remaining mock data for contributors ([#443](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/443)) ([974c739](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/commit/974c7395f62c7518c14aaa6e1ab089ec0a5df88f)), closes [#404](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/404) [#444](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/issues/444)
+
 ## [1.7.0-beta.14](https://github.com/open-sauced/insights/compare/v1.7.0-beta.13...v1.7.0-beta.14) (2022-09-28)
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 297f860bf9..a8bf0d19a5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@open-sauced/insights",
-  "version": "1.7.0-beta.14",
+  "version": "1.8.0-beta.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@open-sauced/insights",
-      "version": "1.7.0-beta.14",
+      "version": "1.8.0-beta.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91830da9aa..1ec333dcbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@open-sauced/insights",
   "description": "🍕The dashboard for open source discovery.",
   "keywords": [],
-  "version": "1.7.0-beta.14",
+  "version": "1.8.0-beta.1",
   "author": "TED Vortex <ted.vortex@gmail.com>",
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",