diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
index aed2f87..d473c88 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import 'widgets/voice_settings.dart';
 
 /// Public version string shown in the About dialog. Aligned with
 /// `pubspec.yaml` and the git tag for the MVP release candidate.
-const String _kAppVersion = 'v1.0.0-rc.1';
+/// Bumped to rc.8 for the post-rc.7 v1 audio + PTT lifecycle work
+/// (SDD-094..097, DEC-029..031).
+const String _kAppVersion = 'v1.0.0-rc.8';
 
 Future<void> main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.yaml b/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.yaml
index 534a52b..6192b1c 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 1.0.0-rc.1+5
+version: 1.0.0-rc.8+59
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.11.5