diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ef062e..72d45b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+## [v1.0.8](https://github.com/juandiii/ark/releases/tag/v1.0.8) — 2026-07-17
+
+### ✨ Features
+
+- Develop (#95) @juandiii
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Change brand (#96) @juandiii
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/juandiii/ark/compare/v1.0.7...v1.0.8
+
+---
+
 ## [v1.0.7](https://github.com/juandiii/ark/releases/tag/v1.0.7) — 2026-06-19
 
 ### ⚠️ Breaking Changes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4655755..23ce865 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ they **run** (Spring / Quarkus / standalone). Each axis is pluggable - the rest
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
       <artifactId>ark-bom</artifactId>
-      <version>${ark.version}</version> <!-- ark-bom -->
+      <version>1.0.8</version> <!-- ark-bom -->
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/core/ark-bom/pom.xml b/core/ark-bom/pom.xml
index 9d764d0..8103b34 100644
--- a/core/ark-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/core/ark-bom/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
         <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0.8</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>ark-bom</artifactId>
@@ -95,107 +95,107 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-core</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-async</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-jackson</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-jackson-classic</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-jsonb</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-reactor</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-transport-jdk</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-transport-reactor</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-vertx</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-mutiny</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-transport-vertx</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-transport-apache</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-transport-vertx-mutiny</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-proxy-spring</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-proxy-jaxrs</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-spring-boot-starter-webflux</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-deployment</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx-deployment</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>1.0.8</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/core/ark-core/pom.xml b/core/ark-core/pom.xml
index 2d0fee0..47c65ac 100644
--- a/core/ark-core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/ark-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/docs/design.md b/docs/design.md
index 7c531ed..a9a3b84 100644
--- a/docs/design.md
+++ b/docs/design.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Import the BOM first:
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
             <artifactId>ark-bom</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.7</version> <!-- ark-bom -->
+            <version>1.0.8</version> <!-- ark-bom -->
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>import</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 5039569..54f34b9 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Import the BOM:
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
             <artifactId>ark-bom</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.7</version> <!-- ark-bom -->
+            <version>1.0.8</version> <!-- ark-bom -->
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>import</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/execution-models/ark-async/pom.xml b/execution-models/ark-async/pom.xml
index 91a7cf5..0225b21 100644
--- a/execution-models/ark-async/pom.xml
+++ b/execution-models/ark-async/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-async</artifactId>
diff --git a/execution-models/ark-mutiny/pom.xml b/execution-models/ark-mutiny/pom.xml
index 9b91151..c85fedf 100644
--- a/execution-models/ark-mutiny/pom.xml
+++ b/execution-models/ark-mutiny/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-mutiny</artifactId>
diff --git a/execution-models/ark-reactor/pom.xml b/execution-models/ark-reactor/pom.xml
index 1bc0c24..5252ebc 100644
--- a/execution-models/ark-reactor/pom.xml
+++ b/execution-models/ark-reactor/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-reactor</artifactId>
diff --git a/execution-models/ark-vertx/pom.xml b/execution-models/ark-vertx/pom.xml
index 79954d9..d03c64d 100644
--- a/execution-models/ark-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/execution-models/ark-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-vertx</artifactId>
diff --git a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/deployment/pom.xml
index 9fd7ce1..64294b8 100644
--- a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx-deployment</artifactId>
   <name>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx - Deployment</name>
diff --git a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/pom.xml b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/pom.xml
index bfc2e86..8b2e9e7 100644
--- a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/runtime/pom.xml
index b7714f0..b0c0a8c 100644
--- a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx</artifactId>
   <name>ark-quarkus-jackson-vertx - Runtime</name>
diff --git a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/deployment/pom.xml
index f0e2342..29e1f31 100644
--- a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-deployment</artifactId>
   <name>ark-quarkus-jackson - Deployment</name>
diff --git a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/pom.xml b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/pom.xml
index 7808cd5..af33e0f 100644
--- a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/runtime/pom.xml
index 05ba538..4ffd109 100644
--- a/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/ark-quarkus-jackson/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-quarkus-jackson</artifactId>
   <name>ark-quarkus-jackson - Runtime</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26a80c8..2cc7503 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
   <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0.8</version>
   <name>ark-client</name>
   <description>A lightweight, fluent Java HTTP client library with pluggable transport and serialization layers</description>
   <url>https://github.com/juandiii/ark</url>
diff --git a/proxies/ark-proxy-jaxrs/pom.xml b/proxies/ark-proxy-jaxrs/pom.xml
index 783687d..011c926 100644
--- a/proxies/ark-proxy-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/proxies/ark-proxy-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-proxy-jaxrs</artifactId>
diff --git a/proxies/ark-proxy-spring/pom.xml b/proxies/ark-proxy-spring/pom.xml
index 89691dc..26ce550 100644
--- a/proxies/ark-proxy-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/proxies/ark-proxy-spring/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-proxy-spring</artifactId>
diff --git a/serializers/ark-jackson-classic/pom.xml b/serializers/ark-jackson-classic/pom.xml
index 9e52aad..9623b83 100644
--- a/serializers/ark-jackson-classic/pom.xml
+++ b/serializers/ark-jackson-classic/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ark-jackson-classic</artifactId>
diff --git a/serializers/ark-jackson/pom.xml b/serializers/ark-jackson/pom.xml
index 485da77..c99d21f 100644
--- a/serializers/ark-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/serializers/ark-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>ark-jackson</artifactId>
diff --git a/serializers/ark-jsonb/pom.xml b/serializers/ark-jsonb/pom.xml
index 985c810..9fcbfa3 100644
--- a/serializers/ark-jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/serializers/ark-jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>ark-jsonb</artifactId>
diff --git a/starters/ark-spring-boot-starter-webflux/pom.xml b/starters/ark-spring-boot-starter-webflux/pom.xml
index af676fb..1c2d163 100644
--- a/starters/ark-spring-boot-starter-webflux/pom.xml
+++ b/starters/ark-spring-boot-starter-webflux/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>xyz.juandiii</groupId>
     <artifactId>ark</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>ark-spring-boot-starter-webflux</artifactId>
diff --git a/starters/ark-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/starters/ark-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index b92ddf9..c0b7a2d 100644
--- a/starters/ark-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/starters/ark-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>ark-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
diff --git a/transports/ark-transport-apache/pom.xml b/transports/ark-transport-apache/pom.xml
index 7f2576b..4516b0a 100644
--- a/transports/ark-transport-apache/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-    <version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <artifactId>ark-transport-apache</artifactId>
diff --git a/transports/ark-transport-jdk/pom.xml b/transports/ark-transport-jdk/pom.xml
index 5ca7ea4..d3e0c29 100644
--- a/transports/ark-transport-jdk/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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   <artifactId>ark-transport-jdk</artifactId>
diff --git a/transports/ark-transport-reactor/pom.xml b/transports/ark-transport-reactor/pom.xml
index 1a7a66b..269df56 100644
--- a/transports/ark-transport-reactor/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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   <artifactId>ark-transport-reactor</artifactId>
diff --git a/transports/ark-transport-vertx-mutiny/pom.xml b/transports/ark-transport-vertx-mutiny/pom.xml
index f9ff776..c768962 100644
--- a/transports/ark-transport-vertx-mutiny/pom.xml
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diff --git a/transports/ark-transport-vertx/pom.xml b/transports/ark-transport-vertx/pom.xml
index a1eabad..1e07bed 100644
--- a/transports/ark-transport-vertx/pom.xml
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