diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # changelog
 
+ * 2.0.8 _Nov.11.2025_
+   * [use live default export](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/188) in prototype of returned mock definition to resolve class instance mocking
+   * [added CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/188)
  * 2.0.7 _Oct.26.2022_
    * [use export esmock.js,](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/182) rather than esmockLoader.js, as main package export
    * [embed resolvewithplus inside esmock,](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/181) to support yarn PnP, per @koshic
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "esmock",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "2.0.7",
+  "version": "2.0.8",
   "license": "ISC",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
   "description": "provides native ESM import mocking for unit tests",