From e3978c097eec1a5bc2dbf0bd70cf215702745860 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "autogex-release-bot[bot]"
 <278189079+autogex-release-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 17:48:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 1.8.0

---
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml |  2 +-
 .release-please-manifest.json         |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                          | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                             |  2 +-
 pom.xml                               |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 41802c6..10a71dd 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Autogex Version
       description: What version of Autogex are you using?
-      placeholder: e.g., 1.7.2 # x-release-please-version
+      placeholder: e.g., 1.8.0 # x-release-please-version
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b08a26c..c523ce1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.2"
+  ".": "1.8.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3f59b0..9982213 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/compare/v1.7.2...v1.8.0) (2026-05-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ui:** add keyboard navigation and focus states for code blocks ([#98](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/issues/98)) ([4fb0498](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/commit/4fb04987d475ca489f36bb00b2eb922dfd4192ff))
+* **ui:** improve documentation accessibility and keyboard support ([#103](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/issues/103)) ([2c3b7ff](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/commit/2c3b7ff6ff05d3925d25cced66193e82d64ac4e6))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **security:** [MEDIUM] resolve Mermaid syntax injection via newlines ([#105](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/issues/105)) ([a8f6178](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/commit/a8f6178816f9083a45e3674b4098e7416628fa88))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* Cache epsilon closures in enfaToNfa conversion ([#104](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/issues/104)) ([1ef7cb1](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/commit/1ef7cb1b0252613d060e6bc3d2b918a912cefcfa))
+* optimize automaton string acceptance by bypassing execution trace ([#99](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/issues/99)) ([bf3b98e](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/commit/bf3b98e306d04bfb699667ebc84d66df12d95860))
+
 ## [1.7.2](https://github.com/Tugamer89/autogex/compare/v1.7.1...v1.7.2) (2026-05-25)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 355c2c6..bef8c4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ You can include Autogex in your Java project by adding this dependency to your `
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.eu.autogex</groupId>
   <artifactId>autogex</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.2</version>
+  <version>1.8.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c307d4..10b04b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.eu.autogex</groupId>
     <artifactId>autogex</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.2</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
 
     <name>Autogex</name>
     <description>