diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3fb28df5..c496ac22 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ heading, and (b) bumping `pubspec.yaml` `version:` in the same commit.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+## [2.8.0] — 2026-06-19
+
+### Added
+
+- **Language selector + Dutch (nl-NL).** Settings → Appearance → Language
+  switches the UI language live (persisted as `app.locale`); a full Dutch
+  translation ships. English (en-US) stays the default. (T-462)
+
+### Changed
+
+- **App is fully localizable (i18n everywhere).** Every user-facing label —
+  panels, dialogs, command palette, menus, and settings — now resolves through
+  the i18n catalog instead of a hardcoded string; catalogs are bundled per
+  locale under `assets/i18n/<locale>/`. A new language is a drop-in folder;
+  en_US behaviour is unchanged. (T-462)
+
 ## [2.7.1] — 2026-06-18
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/assets/licenses.yaml b/assets/licenses.yaml
index 258b89d8..83c25219 100644
--- a/assets/licenses.yaml
+++ b/assets/licenses.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ self:
   # Auto-synced from pubspec.yaml `version:` by `make gen-build-info`
   # (runs implicitly on every build/run/test). Don't hand-edit; bump
   # pubspec instead.
-  version: "2.7.1"
+  version: "2.8.0"
   homepage: https://github.com/postmeridiem/clide
   license: MIT
   license_file: assets/LICENSE
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 3b86ae87..64dd48ca 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description: >-
   subsystem handlers (pane, files, editor, git, pql), and the
   extension framework.
 publish_to: none
-version: 2.7.1
+version: 2.8.0
 repository: https://github.com/postmeridiem/clide
 # Short user-facing tagline (the welcome subtitle, web meta
 # description, etc.). Baked into lib/src/build_info.g.dart by
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ flutter:
     # i18n catalogs, one folder per locale (en_us, future nl_nl, …); each holds
     # <namespace>.json. Add a line per new locale folder.
     - assets/i18n/en_us/
+    - assets/i18n/nl_nl/
     - assets/keymaps/
     - assets/licenses.yaml
     - assets/LICENSE