diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 770d5dec5..d0aa987b5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "providers/flagd": "0.8.7",
+  "providers/flagd": "0.8.8",
   "hooks/open-telemetry": "3.1.2",
   "providers/go-feature-flag": "0.2.23",
   "providers/flagsmith": "0.0.8",
diff --git a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
index 327b95b33..df38efba4 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.8](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.8.7...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.8.8) (2024-09-10)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll to v4.1.113.final ([#936](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/936)) ([6686300](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/6686300b62bd7b51283c6131bb24174bb2bb331f))
+* **deps:** update opentelemetry-java monorepo to v1.42.0 ([#939](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/939)) ([67e855c](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/67e855c0eeeb8f36cd6ebb901deb3bfa3ea90695))
+* use keepalive for TCP & use unit in env variable name ([#945](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/945)) ([d615499](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/d615499b7f213983da10c2fb9269cf47340f7110))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* add env keepalive test ([#943](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/943)) ([b07248c](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/b07248cf5843fea67775b31fa60b7f11e2e75919))
+
 ## [0.8.7](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.8.6...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.8.7) (2024-08-29)
 
 
diff --git a/providers/flagd/README.md b/providers/flagd/README.md
index 55a97587b..158538f1f 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/README.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This provider is designed to use flagd's [evaluation protocol](https://github.co
 <dependency>
   <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
   <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.7</version>
+  <version>0.8.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index 8ea262e92..7e43799e8 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.7</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>0.8.8</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <!-- exclusion expression for e2e tests -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/version.txt b/providers/flagd/version.txt
index 1e9b46b22..6201b5f77 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/version.txt
+++ b/providers/flagd/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.7
+0.8.8