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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 15:54:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore: release v8.8.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json | 2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                  | 7 +++++++
 README.md                     | 2 +-
 package.json                  | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5fd9048a6..6139450aa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "8.7.0"
+  ".": "8.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69bb7d160..bb6b1a073 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # node-addon-api Changelog
 
+## [8.8.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/compare/v8.7.0...v8.8.0) (2026-04-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add String::New overload for string_view ([#1706](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/issues/1706)) ([0add130](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/commit/0add1306f60b81432da94d13683aa0b06aa52925))
+
 ## [8.7.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/compare/v8.6.0...v8.7.0) (2026-03-23)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72a449eb2..221592218 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ and exception handling semantics with low overhead.
 API references are available in the [doc](doc/README.md) directory.
 
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
-## Current version: 8.7.0
+## Current version: 8.8.0
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
 (See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for complete Changelog)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9b2e39bf..f245983d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix && node tools/clang-format --fix"
   },
   "pre-commit": "lint",
-  "version": "8.7.0",
+  "version": "8.8.0",
   "support": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": "^18 || ^20 || >= 21"