From 4c2797d335c3d44128923c1315a051a5c922ebaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Addisu Z. Taddese" <addisu@openrobotics.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 23:54:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Prepare for 8.8.0 (#2721)

Signed-off-by: Addisu Z. Taddese <addisu@openrobotics.org>
---
 CMakeLists.txt |  2 +-
 Changelog.md   | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 package.xml    |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 801f5067fc..8c1011f618 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10.2 FATAL_ERROR)
 #============================================================================
 # Initialize the project
 #============================================================================
-project(gz-sim8 VERSION 8.7.0)
+project(gz-sim8 VERSION 8.8.0)
 set (GZ_DISTRIBUTION "Harmonic")
 
 #============================================================================
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 15f7042e5b..fd8db71239 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 ## Gazebo Sim 8.x
 
+### Gazebo Sim 8.8.0 (2025-01-16)
+
+1. Add parameter for adjusting current sign in battery plugin
+    * [Pull request #2696](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2696)
+
+1. Extend shapes plugin width to include the ellipsoid button
+    * [Pull request #2699](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2699)
+
+1. Use same FP limits for TrackedVehicle to avoid self-moving
+    * [Pull request #2651](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2651)
+
+1. Link.hh: add Sensor accessor APIs
+    * [Pull request #2693](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2693)
+
+1. Improve load times by skipping serialization of entities when unnecessary.
+    * [Pull request #2683](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2683)
+
+1. Prepend to `PYTHONPATH` in tests
+    * [Pull request #2681](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2681)
+
+1. Fix crash in `OpticalTactilePlugin` by checking for valid visualize pointer
+    * [Pull request #2674](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2674)
+
 ### Gazebo Sim 8.7.0 (2024-11-08)
 
 1. Fix crash when multicopter motor system is attached to an empty model
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 3085d34153..ec82821343 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>gz-sim8</name>
-  <version>8.7.0</version>
+  <version>8.8.0</version>
   <description>Gazebo Sim : A Robotic Simulator</description>
   <maintainer email="mjcarroll@intrinsic.ai">Michael Carroll</maintainer>
   <license>Apache License 2.0</license>