diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index eddb816..8a30fe5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pict-rs"
-version = "0.5.17-pre.7"
+version = "0.5.17-pre.8"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-form-data",
  "actix-web",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d716117..7de7077 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "pict-rs"
 description = "A simple image hosting service"
-version = "0.5.17-pre.7"
+version = "0.5.17-pre.8"
 authors = ["asonix <asonix@asonix.dog>"]
 license = "AGPL-3.0"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/pict-rs.nix b/pict-rs.nix
index 164afd7..f985553 100644
--- a/pict-rs.nix
+++ b/pict-rs.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   pname = "pict-rs";
-  version = "0.5.17-pre.7";
+  version = "0.5.17-pre.8";
   src = ./.;
 
   cargoLock = {
diff --git a/releases/0.5.17-pre.8.md b/releases/0.5.17-pre.8.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80ea44d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/0.5.17-pre.8.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# pict-rs 0.5.17-pre.8
+
+pict-rs is a simple image hosting microservice, designed to handle storing and retrieving images,
+animations, and videos, as well as providing basic image processing functionality.
+
+## Overview
+
+pict-rs 0.5.17-pre.8 attempts to make blurhash calculation quicker by keeping the operations
+entirely within the pict-rs application, rather than shelling out to imagemagick. It also plays
+nicer with the rest of the application by taking a permit before performing any image operations.
+
+## Upgrade Notes
+
+There are no significant changes from 0.5.17-pre.7. Upgrading should be as simple as pulling a new
+version of pict-rs.