diff --git a/api/CHANGELOG.md b/api/CHANGELOG.md
index ce9a4a854..2192d637c 100644
--- a/api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - New npm releases require the latest stable extension baseline. Existing npm releases keep their original minimum; consumers targeting older extensions may need to pin an older npm package.
 
+### Notes
+
+- Requires Python Environments extension version `1.42.0` or newer.
+
 ## [1.7.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index 5a8d22f7f..6a23a1a28 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@vscode/python-environments",
-    "version": "1.7.0",
+    "version": "1.8.0",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@vscode/python-environments",
-            "version": "1.7.0",
+            "version": "1.8.0",
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@renovatebot/pep440": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 10a9a143b..1894fb322 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "name": "@vscode/python-environments",
     "description": "An API facade for the Python Environments extension in VS Code",
-    "version": "1.7.0",
-    "minimumExtensionVersion": "1.40.0",
+    "version": "1.8.0",
+    "minimumExtensionVersion": "1.42.0",
     "author": {
         "name": "Microsoft Corporation"
     },