diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9f36075a4d..6cbdca592e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+6.1.0-dev.8 | 2023-06-05 14:16:53 +0200
+
+  * Update zeekctl for pysubnetree/patricia upgrade (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
+
+  * Update link to slack in README.md (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
+
 6.1.0-dev.4 | 2023-05-31 13:48:49 -0700
 
   * Update bifcl, binpac, and broker repos for cmake changes (Tim Wojtulewicz)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 982593cc0a..0abe65f40c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.1.0-dev.4
+6.1.0-dev.8
diff --git a/auxil/zeekctl b/auxil/zeekctl
index 01c54f8b38..42341843df 160000
--- a/auxil/zeekctl
+++ b/auxil/zeekctl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 01c54f8b385c42ac82553fc8e18b28b22f7be62a
+Subproject commit 42341843df09dd7867b8b4ce3059ebd3ebd67278