diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index cff22229..592a922f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         RAPIDS_VER:
-          - 24.06
+          - 24.08
     name: Build Docker images
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
diff --git a/conda/rsc_rapids_24.04.yml b/conda/rsc_rapids_24.08.yml
similarity index 89%
rename from conda/rsc_rapids_24.04.yml
rename to conda/rsc_rapids_24.08.yml
index a89eb7bc..8f3b3f38 100644
--- a/conda/rsc_rapids_24.04.yml
+++ b/conda/rsc_rapids_24.08.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ channels:
  - conda-forge
  - bioconda
 dependencies:
- - rapids=24.04
+ - rapids=24.08
  - python=3.11
- - cuda-version=11.8
+ - cuda-version=12.5
  - cudnn
  - cutensor
  - cusparselt
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.deps b/docker/Dockerfile.deps
index 3255cff2..af55633c 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.deps
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.deps
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG CUDA_VER=11.8.0
+ARG CUDA_VER=12.5.0
 ARG LINUX_VER=ubuntu22.04
 
 FROM nvidia/cuda:${CUDA_VER}-base-${LINUX_VER}
diff --git a/docker/docker-push.sh b/docker/docker-push.sh
index 2f27584d..daeb6c35 100755
--- a/docker/docker-push.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-push.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -euxo pipefail
 
 docker_account=scverse
-rapids_version=24.06
+rapids_version=24.08
 grep -v -- '- rapids-singlecell' conda/rsc_rapids_${rapids_version}.yml > rsc_rapids.yml
 docker build -t rapids-singlecell-deps:latest -f docker/Dockerfile.deps .
 rm rsc_rapids.yml
diff --git a/docs/Installation.md b/docs/Installation.md
index 2d77368f..bce93e67 100644
--- a/docs/Installation.md
+++ b/docs/Installation.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 ## Conda
 The easiest way to install *rapids-singlecell* is to use one of the *yaml* file provided in the [conda](https://github.com/scverse/rapids_singlecell/tree/main/conda) folder. These *yaml* files install everything needed to run the example notebooks and get you started.
 ```
-conda env create -f conda/rsc_rapids_24.06.yml
+conda env create -f conda/rsc_rapids_24.06.yml #default CUDA-11.8
 # or
-mamba env create -f conda/rsc_rapids_24.04.yml
+mamba env create -f conda/rsc_rapids_24.08.yml #default CUDA-12.5
 ```
 ## PyPI
 As of version 0.4.0 *rapids-singlecell* is now on PyPI.
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/0.10.8.md b/docs/release-notes/0.10.8.md
index 8067654a..7461db14 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/0.10.8.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/0.10.8.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-### 0.10.8 {small}`the future`
+### 0.10.8 {small}`2024-08-09`
 
 ```{rubric} Features
 ```
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@
 
 ```{rubric} Misc
 ```
+* updates tests to run on rapids-24.08 {pr}`241` {smaller}`S Dicks`
+* updates docker to on rapids-24.08 {pr}`241` {smaller}`S Dicks`
+* updates docker to run with cuda-12 {pr}`241` {smaller}`S Dicks`
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/0.10.9.md b/docs/release-notes/0.10.9.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59440539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-notes/0.10.9.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+### 0.10.8 {small}`the future`
+
+```{rubric} Features
+```
+
+```{rubric} Performance
+```
+
+```{rubric} Bug fixes
+```
+
+```{rubric} Misc
+```
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/index.md b/docs/release-notes/index.md
index a03fb5bf..2a2a5036 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/index.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 # Release notes
 
-## Version 0.10.0#
+## Version 0.10.0
+```{include} /release-notes/0.10.9.md
+```
 ```{include} /release-notes/0.10.8.md
 ```
 ```{include} /release-notes/0.10.7.md
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8ce21a4a..fca4dba2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-rapids11 = ["cudf-cu11==24.6.*", "cuml-cu11==24.6.*", "cugraph-cu11==24.6.*"]
-rapids12 = ["cudf-cu12==24.6.*", "cuml-cu12==24.6.*", "cugraph-cu12==24.6.*"]
+rapids11 = ["cudf-cu11==24.8.*", "cuml-cu11==24.8.*", "cugraph-cu11==24.8.*"]
+rapids12 = ["cudf-cu12==24.8.*", "cuml-cu12==24.8.*", "cugraph-cu12==24.8.*"]
 doc = [
     "sphinx>=4.5.0",
     "sphinx-copybutton",