diff --git a/node/src/chain.rs b/node/src/chain.rs
index 9e3e068b23..26c4b01117 100644
--- a/node/src/chain.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain.rs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> ChainSrv<N, DB, VM> {
                 // Lack of register record means the loaded database is
                 // either malformed or empty.
                 let state = vm.get_state_root()?;
-                let genesis_blk = genesis::generate_state(state);
+                let genesis_blk = genesis::generate_block(state);
                 db.update(|t| {
                     // Persist genesis block
                     t.store_block(
diff --git a/node/src/chain/genesis.rs b/node/src/chain/genesis.rs
index d676bdd1cc..9107024c73 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/genesis.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/genesis.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 use node_data::ledger::{Block, Header};
 
 /// Generates the genesis state for the chain per specified network type
-pub(crate) fn generate_state(state_hash: [u8; 32]) -> Block {
+pub(crate) fn generate_block(state_hash: [u8; 32]) -> Block {
     Block::new(
         Header {
-            // Mon Mar 25 2024 11:00:00 GMT+0000
-            timestamp: 1711364400,
+            // Tue Sep 10 2024 20:00:00 GMT+0000
+            timestamp: 1725998400,
             state_hash,
             ..Default::default()
         },
diff --git a/rusk-wallet/src/rusk.rs b/rusk-wallet/src/rusk.rs
index 2ab9312241..2f6edde7a4 100644
--- a/rusk-wallet/src/rusk.rs
+++ b/rusk-wallet/src/rusk.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use rkyv::Archive;
 use crate::Error;
 
 /// Supported Rusk version
-const REQUIRED_RUSK_VERSION: &str = "0.7.0";
+const REQUIRED_RUSK_VERSION: &str = ">=0.8.0";
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 /// RuskRequesst according to the rusk event system
diff --git a/rusk/Cargo.toml b/rusk/Cargo.toml
index d852e27f0f..23bb21ebdc 100644
--- a/rusk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rusk/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rusk"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 autobins = false