diff --git a/docs/versions/version_history.md b/docs/versions/version_history.md
index 25af00053..056eeecef 100644
--- a/docs/versions/version_history.md
+++ b/docs/versions/version_history.md
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ redirect_from:
 
 ## ReactXP Versioning
 
+#### Version 0.42.0_rc.8 of reactxp
+_Released 16 May 2017_
+
+Removed Profiling API namespace and dependency on react-addons-perf.
+
+
 ### Versioning Strategy
 A new version of ReactXP will be released a monthly basis (approximately), following the same general update timeline of React Native. Each new version will get its own branch, allowing consumers of the library to take a dependency on a stable code base.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7893d8c6..057b9aff8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "reactxp",
-  "version": "0.42.0-rc.7",
+  "version": "0.42.0-rc.8",
   "description": "Cross-platform abstraction layer for writing React-based applications a single time that work identically across web, React Native, and Electron distribution",
   "author": "ReactXP Team <reactxp@microsoft.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/samples/hello-resub/package.json b/samples/hello-resub/package.json
index 8423c8720..e02f8a894 100644
--- a/samples/hello-resub/package.json
+++ b/samples/hello-resub/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "react-dom": "15.5.3",
     "react-native": "0.42.3",
     "react-native-windows": "^0.33.0",
-    "reactxp": "0.42.0-rc.1",
+    "reactxp": "0.42.0-rc.8",
     "resub": "^0.0.12"
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/hello-world/package.json b/samples/hello-world/package.json
index 30c4db016..edd6dc70f 100644
--- a/samples/hello-world/package.json
+++ b/samples/hello-world/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "webpack": "2.2.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "reactxp": "0.42.0-rc.1",
+    "reactxp": "0.42.0-rc.8",
     "react": "^15.4.1",
     "react-dom": "^15.4.1",
     "react-native": "^0.42.0",