4 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0592297..cced82b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Change Log
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [8.0.0] - 2016-07-22 ## 
+## BREAKING CHANGE 
+- updated dependency on [SendGrid.CSharp.HTTP.Client](https://github.com/sendgrid/csharp-http-client/releases/tag/v3.0.0), which had a breaking change 
+- Fixes [issue #259](https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-csharp/issues/259) 
+- the async behavior in the HTTP client has changed, as we don’t block on .Result anymore  
+- Updated USAGE, examples and README to demonstrate await usage 
+
 ## [7.1.1] - 2016-07-20 ## 
 ### Added 
 - README updates 
diff --git a/SendGrid/Example/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/SendGrid/Example/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 6c1a8c0..854ebb0 100644
--- a/SendGrid/Example/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/SendGrid/Example/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("7.1.1")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("7.1.1")]
-\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("8.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("8.0.0")]
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SendGrid/SendGrid/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/SendGrid/SendGrid/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 5adf35d..60b7412 100644
--- a/SendGrid/SendGrid/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/SendGrid/SendGrid/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("7.1.1")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("7.1.1")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("8.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("8.0.0")]
diff --git a/SendGrid/UnitTest/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/SendGrid/UnitTest/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index b4f674b..3832b45 100644
--- a/SendGrid/UnitTest/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/SendGrid/UnitTest/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("7.1.1")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("7.1.1")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("8.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("8.0.0")]