diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 00942e97b..7976f3cec 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ strongswan-5.7.0
   the syntax --san xmppaddr:<jid>.
 
 - Implementation of RFC 8412 "Software Inventory Message and Attributes (SWIMA)
-  for PA-TNC"
+  for PA-TNC". SWIMA subscription option sets CLOSE_WRITE trigger on apt
+  history.log file resulting in a ClientRetry PB-TNC batch to initialize
+  a new measurement cycle.
 
 - Added support for fuzzing the PA-TNC (RFC 5792) and PB-TNC (RFC 5793) NEA
   protocols on Google's OSS-Fuzz infrastructure.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e1a2e9d2b..ac9ca9be5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #  initialize & set some vars
 # ============================
 
-AC_INIT([strongSwan],[5.7.0dr6])
+AC_INIT([strongSwan],[5.7.0dr8])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(m4_esyscmd([
 	echo tar-ustar
 	echo subdir-objects
diff --git a/testing/testing.conf b/testing/testing.conf
index 5d461c617..ea59eb960 100644
--- a/testing/testing.conf
+++ b/testing/testing.conf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fi
 : ${KERNELPATCH=ha-4.15.6-abicompat.patch.bz2}
 
 # strongSwan version used in tests
-: ${SWANVERSION=5.7.0dr6}
+: ${SWANVERSION=5.7.0dr8}
 
 # Build directory where the guest kernel and images will be built
 : ${BUILDDIR=$TESTDIR/build}