diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 285d227f..b433ec03 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ Starting from v4.0.0, this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semve
 
 # [unreleased]
 
+# [v8.0.0] 2024-05-03
+
+## Changed
+
+- Renamed `FsfwTmTcPrinter.get_validity_buffer` to `FsfwTmTcPrinter.get_validity_buffer_str`
+
+## Added
+
+- Added `fsfw.tmtc_printer.get_validity_buffer_str` function.
+
 # [v8.0.0rc2] 2024-04-23
 
 - Bumped `spacepackets` to release range >=0.24, <0.25.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b95db959..a1d28802 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 name = "tmtccmd"
 description = "TMTC Commander Core"
 readme = "README.md"
-version = "8.0.0rc.2"
+version = "8.0.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = {text = "Apache-2.0 or MIT" }
 authors = [
diff --git a/tmtccmd/fsfw/tmtc_printer.py b/tmtccmd/fsfw/tmtc_printer.py
index 1c0320b3..be28676f 100644
--- a/tmtccmd/fsfw/tmtc_printer.py
+++ b/tmtccmd/fsfw/tmtc_printer.py
@@ -23,6 +23,39 @@ class DisplayMode(enum.Enum):
     LONG = enum.auto
 
 
+def get_validity_buffer_str(validity_buffer: bytes, num_vars: int) -> str:
+    """
+    :param validity_buffer: Validity buffer in bytes format
+    :param num_vars: Number of variables
+    :return:
+    """
+    valid_list = []
+    counter = 0
+    for _index, byte in enumerate(validity_buffer):
+        for bit in range(1, 9):
+            if FsfwTmTcPrinter.bit_extractor(byte, bit) == 1:
+                valid_list.append(True)
+            else:
+                valid_list.append(False)
+            counter += 1
+            if counter == num_vars:
+                break
+    validity_lists = list(FsfwTmTcPrinter.chunks(n=16, lst=valid_list))
+    for valid_list in validity_lists:
+        printout = "Valid: ["
+        for idx, valid in enumerate(valid_list):
+            if valid:
+                printout += "Y"
+            else:
+                printout += "N"
+            if idx < len(valid_list) - 1:
+                printout += ","
+            else:
+                printout += "]"
+        return printout
+    return ""
+
+
 class FsfwTmTcPrinter:
     """This class handles printing to the command line and to files"""
 
@@ -120,43 +153,19 @@ def generic_hk_tm_print(
             self.file_logger.info(f"{get_current_time_string(True)}: {generic_info}")
 
     def print_validity_buffer(self, validity_buffer: bytes, num_vars: int):
-        printout = FsfwTmTcPrinter.get_validity_buffer(validity_buffer, num_vars)
+        printout = FsfwTmTcPrinter.get_validity_buffer_str(validity_buffer, num_vars)
         print(printout)
         if self.file_logger:
             self.file_logger.info(printout)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_validity_buffer(validity_buffer: bytes, num_vars: int) -> str:
+    def get_validity_buffer_str(validity_buffer: bytes, num_vars: int) -> str:
         """
         :param validity_buffer: Validity buffer in bytes format
         :param num_vars: Number of variables
         :return:
         """
-        valid_list = []
-        counter = 0
-        for index, byte in enumerate(validity_buffer):
-            for bit in range(1, 9):
-                if FsfwTmTcPrinter.bit_extractor(byte, bit) == 1:
-                    valid_list.append(True)
-                else:
-                    valid_list.append(False)
-                counter += 1
-                if counter == num_vars:
-                    break
-        validity_lists = list(FsfwTmTcPrinter.chunks(n=16, lst=valid_list))
-        for valid_list in validity_lists:
-            printout = "Valid: ["
-            for idx, valid in enumerate(valid_list):
-                if valid:
-                    printout += "Y"
-                else:
-                    printout += "N"
-                if idx < len(valid_list) - 1:
-                    printout += ","
-                else:
-                    printout += "]"
-            return printout
-        return ""
+        return get_validity_buffer_str(validity_buffer, num_vars)
 
     @staticmethod
     def generic_action_packet_tm_print(