diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e33fcb5a..5e4c55b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,35 @@ The changelog for `MessageKit`. Also see the [releases](https://github.com/Messa
 ## Upcoming release
 ----------------
 
+## [Prerelease] 0.8.0
+### Added
+- **Breaking Change** `MessageData` now supports `.photo(UIImage)`, `.location(CLLocation)`, `.video(file: URL, thumbnail: UIImage)` cases.
+- **Breaking Change** `MessageCollectionViewCell` is now generic over its `ContentView` constrained to `UIView`.
+- **Breaking Change** `TextMessageCell` subclass of `MessageCollectionViewCell` to support text messages.
+- `MediaMessageCell` subclass of `MessageCollectionViewCell` to support photo/video messages.
+- `LocationMessageCell` subclass of `MessageCollectionViewCell` to support location messages.
+- Adds `LocationMessageLayoutDelegate` for sizing of location messages.
+- Adds `MediaMessageLayoutDelegate` for sizing of media messages.
+- `AvatarView` now supports `fontMinimumScaleFactor`, `placeholderFontColor`, and `placeholderFont` properties
+
+### Changed
+- Keyboard handling no longer adjusts the top & bottom insets for `MessagesCollectionView`.
+- `MessageStyle`s are now applied as a `mask` on the `MessageContainerView`
+
+### Deprecated
+- `MessageCollectionViewCell`'s `messageLabel` has been renamed to `messageContentView`
+- `AvatarView`'s `setBackground(color: UIColor)` method has been deprecated in favor of `backgroundColor`
+- `AvatarView`'s `getImage()` method has been deprecated in favor of a new `image` property.
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixes extra height on text messages due to font specified in `MessagesCollectionViewFlowLayout` not being applied.
+- `AvatarView`'s placeholder image is no longer constrained to a size of `30 x 30`.
+- `AvatarView`'s placeholder text can now auto-adjust based on available width.
+
+## [Prerelease] 0.7.4
+
+- Fixes invalid image path for Carthage resources.
+
 ## [Prerelease] 0.7.3
 
 - Fixes missing asset bundle resources for Carthage installation.
diff --git a/Sources/AvatarView.swift b/Sources/AvatarView.swift
index 7e6b7c95..7acbc5ce 100644
--- a/Sources/AvatarView.swift
+++ b/Sources/AvatarView.swift
@@ -185,21 +185,8 @@ open class AvatarView: UIView {
 
 }
 
-extension FloatingPoint {
+fileprivate extension FloatingPoint {
     var degreesToRadians: Self { return self * .pi / 180 }
     var radiansToDegrees: Self { return self * 180 / .pi }
 }
 
-public extension AvatarView {
-
-    @available(*, deprecated: 0.8.0, message: "setBackground(_:) has been deprecated. Please use the backgroundColor property instead.")
-    public func setBackground(color: UIColor) {
-        backgroundColor = color
-    }
-
-    @available(*, deprecated: 0.8.0, message: "getImage() has been deprecated. Please use the image property instead.")
-    public func getImage() -> UIImage? {
-        return imageView.image
-    }
-    
-}
diff --git a/Sources/MessageKit+Availability.swift b/Sources/MessageKit+Availability.swift
index fafa5e88..9455eba2 100644
--- a/Sources/MessageKit+Availability.swift
+++ b/Sources/MessageKit+Availability.swift
@@ -128,3 +128,31 @@ public extension MessageContainerView {
     }
 
 }
+
+// MARK: - MessageCollectionViewCell
+
+public extension MessageCollectionViewCell where ContentView == MessageLabel {
+
+    @available(*, deprecated: 0.8.0, message: "messageLabel has been deprecated. Please use the messageContentView property instead.")
+    public var messageLabel: MessageLabel {
+        get { return messageContentView }
+        set { messageContentView = newValue }
+    }
+
+}
+
+// MARK: - AvatarView
+
+public extension AvatarView {
+
+    @available(*, deprecated: 0.8.0, message: "setBackground(_:) has been deprecated. Please use the backgroundColor property instead.")
+    public func setBackground(color: UIColor) {
+        backgroundColor = color
+    }
+
+    @available(*, deprecated: 0.8.0, message: "getImage() has been deprecated. Please use the image property instead.")
+    public func getImage() -> UIImage? {
+        return imageView.image
+    }
+    
+}