diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 720689039357..2ad89e309f06 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "core/dev-packages/pack-n-play": "4.2.2",
   "core/generator/gapic-generator-typescript": "4.12.2",
   "core/packages/gapic-node-processing": "0.1.9",
-  "core/packages/gax": "5.0.7",
+  "core/packages/gax": "5.0.8",
   "core/packages/gaxios": "7.2.0",
   "core/packages/gcp-metadata": "8.1.3",
   "core/packages/google-auth-library-nodejs": "10.9.0",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index ca9fceecfdd0..d8919c818fff 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "368f18ecc361310e7bfb323ba0e7836186ea08d1",
+          "message": "Correct repository URLs in core package.json files",
+          "issues": [
+            "8722"
+          ]
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "5.0.8",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "google-gax",
+      "id": "2c74fffd-9939-4664-92cb-8d56efd3a03a",
+      "createTime": "2026-07-23T15:09:01.632Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -82816,5 +82833,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-07-23T06:10:36.364Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-07-23T15:09:01.632Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/packages/gax/CHANGELOG.md b/core/packages/gax/CHANGELOG.md
index ba840b8a01b0..e8a143505ab6 100644
--- a/core/packages/gax/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/packages/gax/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/gax-nodejs?activeTab=versions
 
 
+## [5.0.8](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/google-gax-v5.0.7...google-gax-v5.0.8) (2026-07-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Correct repository URLs in core package.json files ([#8722](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8722)) ([368f18e](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/368f18ecc361310e7bfb323ba0e7836186ea08d1))
+
 ## [5.0.7](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/google-gax-v5.0.6...google-gax-v5.0.7) (2026-05-11)
 
 
diff --git a/core/packages/gax/package.json b/core/packages/gax/package.json
index 42fafa24cc49..c15dc9158559 100644
--- a/core/packages/gax/package.json
+++ b/core/packages/gax/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "google-gax",
-  "version": "5.0.7",
+  "version": "5.0.8",
   "description": "Google API Extensions",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/core/packages/gax/samples/package.json b/core/packages/gax/samples/package.json
index a30d5035b5eb..f0b14947cecb 100644
--- a/core/packages/gax/samples/package.json
+++ b/core/packages/gax/samples/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "*.js"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "google-gax": "^5.0.7"
+    "google-gax": "^5.0.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "c8": "^9.0.0",