diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/.release-please-manifest.json b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/.release-please-manifest.json
index d0972da8e5f2..099626f4fc05 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.1"
+  ".": "1.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/CHANGELOG.md
index 74a7ca6dde06..3b89476e41a9 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-gke-hub/compare/v1.7.1...v1.8.0) (2023-02-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Enable "rest" transport in Python for services supporting numeric enums ([#225](https://github.com/googleapis/python-gke-hub/issues/225)) ([8085e32](https://github.com/googleapis/python-gke-hub/commit/8085e32866edf55878d5d19416a50921e29e1223))
+
 ## [1.7.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-gke-hub/compare/v1.7.0...v1.7.1) (2023-01-20)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub/gapic_version.py
index 84856f09232b..b334dccf50ad 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.7.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/configmanagement_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/configmanagement_v1/gapic_version.py
index 84856f09232b..b334dccf50ad 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/configmanagement_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/configmanagement_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.7.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/gapic_version.py
index 84856f09232b..b334dccf50ad 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.7.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/multiclusteringress_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/multiclusteringress_v1/gapic_version.py
index 84856f09232b..b334dccf50ad 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/multiclusteringress_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1/multiclusteringress_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.7.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1beta1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
index 84856f09232b..b334dccf50ad 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/google/cloud/gkehub_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.7.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.gkehub.v1.json b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.gkehub.v1.json
index f5d7aaa2ae7a..aeb1449b624f 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.gkehub.v1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.gkehub.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-gke-hub",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "1.8.0"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.gkehub.v1beta1.json b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.gkehub.v1beta1.json
index 5f7f541e37e3..fe6ef01e901e 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.gkehub.v1beta1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-hub/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.gkehub.v1beta1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-gke-hub",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "1.8.0"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {