angeldlvj · Sep 30, 2026 · Sep 18, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ git submodule update --init --recursive
 ## Versioning
 
 The examples contained in this branch were built and tested against **RTI Connext
-7.7.0**. If you need examples that have been built and tested against previous
+8.0.0**. If you need examples that have been built and tested against previous
 versions of RTI Connext, please check out the corresponding release branch:
 
+- [release/7.7.0](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/release/7.7.0)
 - [release/7.6.0](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/release/7.6.0)
 - [release/7.5.0](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/release/7.5.0)
 - [release/7.4.0](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/release/7.4.0)

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.7.0
+8.0.0
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/asynchronous_publication/cs/AsyncPublicationExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/asynchronous_publication/cs/AsyncPublicationExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="7.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/custom_flow_controller/cs/FlowControllerExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/custom_flow_controller/cs/FlowControllerExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="7.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_sequences/cs/DynamicDataSequencesExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_sequences/cs/DynamicDataSequencesExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds" Version="7.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_using_publisher_subscriber/cs/Shapes.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_using_publisher_subscriber/cs/Shapes.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="7.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/group_coherent_presentation/cs/GroupCoherentExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/group_coherent_presentation/cs/GroupCoherentExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="7.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/01_shared_memory_and_udp/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/01_shared_memory_and_udp/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  use the software.
  -->
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
+     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
     <qos_library name="network_capture_Library">
       <qos_profile name="network_capture_Profile" base_name="BuiltinQosLibExp::Generic.StrictReliable" is_default_qos="true">
         <domain_participant_qos>

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/01_shared_memory_and_udp/c++98/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/01_shared_memory_and_udp/c++98/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  use the software.
  -->
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
+     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
     <qos_library name="network_capture_Library">
       <qos_profile name="network_capture_Profile" base_name="BuiltinQosLibExp::Generic.StrictReliable" is_default_qos="true">
         <domain_participant_qos>

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/01_shared_memory_and_udp/c/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/01_shared_memory_and_udp/c/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  use the software.
  -->
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
+     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
   <qos_library name="network_capture_Library">
     <qos_profile name="network_capture_Profile" base_name="BuiltinQosLibExp::Generic.StrictReliable" is_default_qos="true">
       <domain_participant_qos>

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/01_shared_memory_and_udp/cs/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/01_shared_memory_and_udp/cs/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  use the software.
  -->
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
+     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
   <qos_library name="network_capture_Library">
     <qos_profile name="network_capture_Profile" base_name="BuiltinQosLibExp::Generic.StrictReliable" is_default_qos="true">
       <domain_participant_qos>

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/02_tcp/c/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/02_tcp/c/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  use the software.
  -->
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd"
+     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd"
      version="7.0.0">
     <qos_library name="network_capture_Library">
       <qos_profile name="network_capture_Profile" base_name="BuiltinQosLibExp::Generic.StrictReliable" is_default_qos="true">

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/03_security/c/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/03_security/c/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  use the software.
  -->
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
+     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
     <qos_library name="network_capture_Library">
         <qos_profile name="network_capture_SnippetCommon">
           <?rti-qos_snippet?>

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/04_advanced_api/c/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_dds/network_capture/04_advanced_api/c/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  use the software.
  -->
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
+     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
     <qos_library name="network_capture_Library">
         <qos_profile name="network_capture_SnippetCommon">
           <?rti-qos_snippet?>

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/partitions/cs/PartitionsExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/partitions/cs/PartitionsExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="7.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1"/>
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Async" Version="5.0.0-*" />
   </ItemGroup>

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/real_time_wan_transport/c++98/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_dds/real_time_wan_transport/c++98/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
   <!-- QoS Library containing the QoS profile used in the generated example.
 
         A QoS library is a named set of QoS profiles.

diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/request_reply/cs/Primes.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/request_reply/cs/Primes.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.RequestReply" Version="7.7.0"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.RequestReply" Version="8.0.0"/>
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 

diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/cds/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_secure/cds/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability
 to use the software. -->
 
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-        xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
+        xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
     <!-- QoS Library containing the QoS profile used in the generated example.
 
         A QoS library is a named set of QoS profiles.

diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability
 to use the software. -->
 
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-        xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
+        xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
   <qos_library name="crl">
 
     <qos_profile name="common">

diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Governance.xml b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Governance.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/dds_security_governance.xsd">
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/dds_security_governance.xsd">
     <domain_access_rules>
         <domain_rule>
             <domains>

diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Permissions.xml b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Permissions.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/dds_security_permissions.xsd">
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/dds_security_permissions.xsd">
     <permissions>
         <grant name="CrlParticipantA">
             <subject_name>C = US, ST = CA, L = Santa Clara, O = Real Time Innovations, emailAddress = ecdsa01ParticipantA@rti.com, CN = Crl Participant A</subject_name>

diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/dynamic_permissions/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_secure/dynamic_permissions/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  use the software.
  -->
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
+     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_qos_profiles.xsd">
     <qos_library name="dynamic_permissions_Library">
         <qos_profile name="common">
           <?rti-qos_snippet?>

diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability
 to use the software. -->
 
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-      xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
+      xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
   <qos_library name="full_library">
 
     <qos_profile name="common">

diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/c++11/governance_lws.xml b/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/c++11/governance_lws.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/dds_security_governance.xsd">
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/dds_security_governance.xsd">
     <domain_access_rules>
         <domain_rule>
             <domains>

diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/whitelist/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_secure/whitelist/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability
 to use the software. -->
 
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-      xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
+      xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
   <qos_library name="whitelist">
 
     <qos_profile name="common">

diff --git a/resources/security/xml/Governance.xml b/resources/security/xml/Governance.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/dds_security_governance.xsd">
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/dds_security_governance.xsd">
     <domain_access_rules>
         <domain_rule>
             <domains>

diff --git a/resources/security/xml/PermissionsM.xml b/resources/security/xml/PermissionsM.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <dds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.7.0/dds_security_permissions.xsd">
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/8.0.0/dds_security_permissions.xsd">
     <permissions>
         <grant name="ecdsa01_peerM">
             <subject_name>C=US, ST=CA, L=Santa Clara, O=Real Time Innovations, CN=rticonnextdds-examples/emailAddress=ecdsa01-peerM</subject_name>

diff --git a/tests/examples/connext_dds/request_reply/cs/Primes.csproj b/tests/examples/connext_dds/request_reply/cs/Primes.csproj
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="7.7.0.*"/>
-      <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.RequestReply" Version="7.7.0.*"/>
+      <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.Extra" Version="8.0.0.*"/>
+      <PackageReference Include="Rti.ConnextDds.RequestReply" Version="8.0.0.*"/>
       <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1" />
     </ItemGroup>
 </Project>