chore(release): 8.0.3 [skip ci]

## [8.0.3](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.2...v8.0.3) (2026-05-11)

### Bug Fixes

* secret key ([559977f](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/commit/559977f9bc74412739784926862b94a558e6fd84))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.0.3](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.2...v8.0.3) (2026-05-11)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* secret key ([559977f](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/commit/559977f9bc74412739784926862b94a558e6fd84))
+
 ## [8.0.2](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.1...v8.0.2) (2026-05-11)
 
 ### Bug Fixes

cms/settings.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 from celery.schedules import crontab
+from django.core.management.utils import get_random_secret_key
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 DEBUG = False
@@ -171,8 +172,10 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
 }
 
 
-SECRET_KEY = "2dii4cog7k=5n37$fz)8dst)kg(s3&10)^qa*gv(kk+nv-z&cu"
-# TODO: this needs to be changed!
+# Set the SECRET_KEY env var in production. If unset, a fresh random key is
+# generated per process — safe but invalidates sessions and signed tokens on
+# every restart.
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("SECRET_KEY") or get_random_secret_key()
 
 TEMP_DIRECTORY = "/tmp"  # Don't use a temp directory inside BASE_DIR!!!
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))

cms/version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "8.0.1"
+VERSION = "8.0.3"

deploy/docker/local_settings.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import os
 
+from django.core.management.utils import get_random_secret_key
+
 FRONTEND_HOST = os.getenv('FRONTEND_HOST', 'http://localhost')
 PORTAL_NAME = os.getenv('PORTAL_NAME', 'MediaCMS')
-SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'ma!s3^b-cw!f#7s6s0m3*jx77a@riw(7701**(r=ww%w!2+yk2')
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY') or get_random_secret_key()
 REDIS_LOCATION = os.getenv('REDIS_LOCATION', 'redis://redis:6379/1')
 
 DATABASES = {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mediacms",
-  "version": "8.0.2",
+  "version": "8.0.3",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",