diff --git a/changelogs/5.0-alpha.md b/changelogs/5.0-alpha.md
index 09d92bc7a..784111476 100644
--- a/changelogs/5.0-alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/5.0-alpha.md
@@ -869,3 +869,43 @@ Released 18th January 2023.
 - Built-in commands now declare their names inside the class constructor, rather than accepting them as parameters. This improves code consistency.
 - `NetworkSession` disconnect APIs now accept `Translatable|string` instead of `string` to allow localized disconnect messages.
 - All external usages of `KnownTranslationKeys` are now removed. All localized messages are now sent using `Translatable` objects (usually from `KnownTranslationFactory`).
+
+# 5.0.0-ALPHA8
+Released 23rd January 2023.
+
+## Core
+- Updated `ext-pthreads` requirement to `^5.1.0`. This version improves performance, memory usage, includes BC-breaking API changes, and removes a lot of confusing behaviour.
+  - See [`ext-pthreads` 5.0.0 release](https://github.com/pmmp/pthreads/releases/tag/5.0.0) for more information.
+  - For the most part, plugins will be unaffected, unless using `Threaded` objects directly, or directly interacting with other pthreads APIs.
+
+## API
+### Overview
+- It's now possible to specify a different disconnect reason and disconnection screen message. This is useful if you want to display a fancy disconnect screen, but don't want to spam the server log with useless information.
+
+### `pocketmine\event\player`
+- The following API methods have been removed:
+  - `PlayerKickEvent->getReason()` - replaced by `getDisconnectReason()` and `getDisconnectScreenMessage()`
+  - `PlayerKickEvent->setReason()` - replaced by `setDisconnectReason()` and `setDisconnectScreenMessage()`
+  - `PlayerDuplicateLoginEvent->getDisconnectMessage()` - replaced by `getDisconnectReason()` and `getDisconnectScreenMessage()`
+  - `PlayerDuplicateLoginEvent->setDisconnectMessage()` - replaced by `setDisconnectReason()` and `setDisconnectScreenMessage()`
+- The following new API methods have been added:
+  - `public PlayerKickEvent->getDisconnectReason() : Translatable|string` - returns the reason for the disconnection displayed in the console and server log
+  - `public PlayerKickEvent->setDisconnectReason(Translatable|string $disconnectReason) : void` - sets the reason for the disconnection displayed in the console and server log
+  - `public PlayerKickEvent->getDisconnectScreenMessage() : Translatable|string|null` - returns the message to be displayed on the disconnect screen (the message in `getDisconnectReason()` is used if null is returned)
+  - `public PlayerKickEvent->setDisconnectScreenMessage(Translatable|string|null $disconnectScreenMessage) : void` - sets the message to be displayed on the disconnect screen (the message in `setDisconnectReason()` is used if null is passed)
+  - `public PlayerDuplicateLoginEvent->getDisconnectReason() : Translatable|string` - returns the reason for the disconnection displayed in the console and server log
+  - `public PlayerDuplicateLoginEvent->setDisconnectReason(Translatable|string $disconnectReason) : void` - sets the reason for the disconnection displayed in the console and server log
+  - `public PlayerDuplicateLoginEvent->getDisconnectScreenMessage() : Translatable|string|null` - returns the message to be displayed on the disconnect screen (the message in `getDisconnectReason()` is used if null is returned)
+  - `public PlayerDuplicateLoginEvent->setDisconnectScreenMessage(Translatable|string|null $disconnectScreenMessage) : void` - sets the message to be displayed on the disconnect screen (the message in `setDisconnectReason()` is used if null is passed)
+
+### `pocketmine\network`
+- The following API methods have changed signatures:
+  - `NetworkSessionManager->close()` now accepts an additional `Translatable|string|null $disconnectScreenMessage` parameter.
+
+### `pocketmine\player`
+- The following API methods have changed signatures:
+  - `Player->kick()` now accepts an additional `Translatable|string|null $disconnectScreenMessage` parameter, which is the message to be displayed on the disconnect screen (the message in `$reason` is used if null is passed)
+  - `Player->disconnect()` now accepts an additional `Translatable|string|null $disconnectScreenMessage` parameter, which is the message to be displayed on the disconnect screen (the message in `$reason` is used if null is passed)
+
+## Internals
+- `NetworkSession` disconnect methods have been altered to allow specifying a different disconnect reason and disconnection screen message.
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diff --git a/src/VersionInfo.php b/src/VersionInfo.php
index 98044d7de..55e6d705c 100644
--- a/src/VersionInfo.php
+++ b/src/VersionInfo.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use function str_repeat;
 final class VersionInfo{
 	public const NAME = "PocketMine-MP";
 	public const BASE_VERSION = "5.0.0-ALPHA8";
-	public const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = true;
+	public const IS_DEVELOPMENT_BUILD = false;
 	public const BUILD_CHANNEL = "alpha";
 
 	private function __construct(){