diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cbe6bb7..519fd85 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # Summary
 * [**Unreleased**](#unreleased)
+* [**Release 2026-04-13 v0.8a8**](#release-2026-04-13-v08a8) Made initialization friendlier and more informative
 * [**Release 2025-11-17 v0.8a7**](#release-2025-11-17-v08a7) Easily start timer using the end time of the last time unit
 * [**Release 2025-08-18 v0.8a6**](#release-2025-08-18-v08a6) Added to documentation
 * [**Release 2025-08-09 v0.8a5**](#release-2025-08-09-v08a5) Creating Microsoft Word docx files is now optional
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Release 2026-04-13 v0.8a8
+* ADDED: When initializing a repo for timetracking, add info re the --csvdir DIRNAME option to trk init
+* ADDED: Warn if --csvdir dirname does not exist
+* CHANGED: Update tests to use current year
+
 ## Release 2025-11-17 v0.8a7
 * ADDED ability to start timer 1 second after the end of the previous time slot
   * usage: `git start --last`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 54a87e5..9b30d40 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "timetracker-csv"
 description = "Pandas-friendly time tracking from the CLI"
-version = '0.8.7'
+version = '0.8.8'
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = [
   {name = 'DV Klopfenstein, PhD', email = 'dvklopfenstein@protonmail.com'},
diff --git a/timetracker/__init__.py b/timetracker/__init__.py
index 071c5d7..7114629 100644
--- a/timetracker/__init__.py
+++ b/timetracker/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright (C) 2025-present, DV Klopfenstein, PhD. All rights reserved'
 __author__ = 'DV Klopfenstein, PhD'
-__version__ = '0.8.7'
+__version__ = '0.8.8'
 
 # Copyright (C) 2025-present, DV Klopfenstein, PhD. All rights reserved