diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index aa33184823..633a6812e3 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+7.1.0-rc1.8 | 2025-01-07 10:06:11 -0700
+
+  * Update ssl consts with more post-quantum curves (Johanna Amann, Corelight)
+
+    (cherry picked from commit 7f4a620db6d0009aa60deaa8c1031038ad2de7d3)
+
 7.1.0-rc1.6 | 2025-01-06 16:23:36 -0700
 
   * Fix incorrect uses of `zeek:see` (Benjamin Bannier)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1aa5bbb79b..bb0206123d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.1.0-rc1.6
+7.1.0-rc1.8
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/consts.zeek b/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/consts.zeek
index 9c1854285b..603b9dbf61 100644
--- a/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/consts.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/consts.zeek
@@ -359,6 +359,14 @@ export {
 		[258] = "ffdhe4096",
 		[259] = "ffdhe6144",
 		[260] = "ffdhe8192",
+		# draft-connolly-tls-mlkem-key-agreement-03
+		[512] = "MLKEM512",
+		[513] = "MLKEM768",
+		[514] = "MLKEM1024",
+		# draft-kwiatkowski-tls-ecdhe-mlkem-03]
+		[4587] = "SecP256r1MLKEM768",
+		[4588] = "X25519MLKEM768",
+		[4589] = "SecP384r1MLKEM1024",
 		[25497] = "X25519Kyber768Draft00", # draft-tls-westerbaan-xyber768d00-02
 		[25498] = "SecP256r1Kyber768Draft00", # draft-kwiatkowski-tls-ecdhe-kyber-01
 		[0xFF01] = "arbitrary_explicit_prime_curves",