diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c25878a35..770d5dec5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "providers/flagd": "0.8.6",
+  "providers/flagd": "0.8.7",
   "hooks/open-telemetry": "3.1.2",
   "providers/go-feature-flag": "0.2.23",
   "providers/flagsmith": "0.0.8",
diff --git a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
index b69dc6ce7..327b95b33 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.7](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.8.6...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.8.7) (2024-08-29)
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* add gRPC keepalive ([#930](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/930)) ([6833433](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/6833433fcd2334c3df0cb30efedaba2f2984062d))
+
 ## [0.8.6](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.8.5...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.8.6) (2024-08-27)
 
 
diff --git a/providers/flagd/README.md b/providers/flagd/README.md
index 9676a2a86..5813e4d6d 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/README.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This provider is designed to use flagd's [evaluation protocol](https://github.co
 <dependency>
   <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
   <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.6</version>
+  <version>0.8.7</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index 257034404..a59163570 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.6</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>0.8.7</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <!-- exclusion expression for e2e tests -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/version.txt b/providers/flagd/version.txt
index 7fc2521fd..1e9b46b22 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/version.txt
+++ b/providers/flagd/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.6
+0.8.7