diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59d4fbfe..4e7c1983 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [1.1.0-alpha.8](https://github.com/qlik-oss/react-native-helium/compare/v1.1.0-alpha.7...v1.1.0-alpha.8) (2022-06-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* handle unicode symbols in android ([01bf141](https://github.com/qlik-oss/react-native-helium/commit/01bf141ef886527a8fe0ec38f81a4ef891b9b3ba))
+
 # [1.1.0-alpha.7](https://github.com/qlik-oss/react-native-helium/compare/v1.1.0-alpha.6...v1.1.0-alpha.7) (2022-06-03)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e0c243e2..81bfad81 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qlik/react-native-helium",
-  "version": "1.1.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "1.1.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Skia base JSI renderer for Picasso and Nebula",
   "main": "src/index",
   "files": [