diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index cce9d1c6..c523ce19 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.0"
+  ".": "1.8.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.stats.yml b/.stats.yml
index 681b4257..571d6bb0 100644
--- a/.stats.yml
+++ b/.stats.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 configured_endpoints: 15
-openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/brainbase-egrigokhan%2Fbrainbase-a197a88d1abbdbd5c886875d2cf12ffd6abf79aec7d4dbd0439ed50197692eba.yml
+openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/brainbase-egrigokhan%2Fbrainbase-0c00485d66a3b7505f3247467ef293fa5fb43a64e90a8b03a4127a2d9b15e6ab.yml
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b0d6c72..1e015572 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.8.0 (2025-02-04)
+
+Full Changelog: [v1.7.0...v1.8.0](https://github.com/BrainbaseHQ/brainbase-python-sdk/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0)
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** update via SDK Studio ([#35](https://github.com/BrainbaseHQ/brainbase-python-sdk/issues/35)) ([7dd48a6](https://github.com/BrainbaseHQ/brainbase-python-sdk/commit/7dd48a6db45effaa20e9a3263d3c0b9b4803bef3))
+
 ## 1.7.0 (2025-02-04)
 
 Full Changelog: [v1.6.0...v1.7.0](https://github.com/BrainbaseHQ/brainbase-python-sdk/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0868a8cb..722adcc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,25 +24,32 @@ pip install brainbase-labs
 The full API of this library can be found in [api.md](api.md).
 
 ```python
+import os
 from brainbase import Brainbase
 
 client = Brainbase(
-    api_key="My API Key",
+    api_key=os.environ.get("BRAINBASE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
 )
 
 client.workers.list()
 ```
 
+While you can provide an `api_key` keyword argument,
+we recommend using [python-dotenv](https://pypi.org/project/python-dotenv/)
+to add `BRAINBASE_API_KEY="My API Key"` to your `.env` file
+so that your API Key is not stored in source control.
+
 ## Async usage
 
 Simply import `AsyncBrainbase` instead of `Brainbase` and use `await` with each API call:
 
 ```python
+import os
 import asyncio
 from brainbase import AsyncBrainbase
 
 client = AsyncBrainbase(
-    api_key="My API Key",
+    api_key=os.environ.get("BRAINBASE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
 )
 
 
@@ -77,9 +84,7 @@ All errors inherit from `brainbase.APIError`.
 import brainbase
 from brainbase import Brainbase
 
-client = Brainbase(
-    api_key="My API Key",
-)
+client = Brainbase()
 
 try:
     client.workers.list()
@@ -122,7 +127,6 @@ from brainbase import Brainbase
 client = Brainbase(
     # default is 2
     max_retries=0,
-    api_key="My API Key",
 )
 
 # Or, configure per-request:
@@ -141,13 +145,11 @@ from brainbase import Brainbase
 client = Brainbase(
     # 20 seconds (default is 1 minute)
     timeout=20.0,
-    api_key="My API Key",
 )
 
 # More granular control:
 client = Brainbase(
     timeout=httpx.Timeout(60.0, read=5.0, write=10.0, connect=2.0),
-    api_key="My API Key",
 )
 
 # Override per-request:
@@ -191,9 +193,7 @@ The "raw" Response object can be accessed by prefixing `.with_raw_response.` to
 ```py
 from brainbase import Brainbase
 
-client = Brainbase(
-    api_key="My API Key",
-)
+client = Brainbase()
 response = client.workers.with_raw_response.list()
 print(response.headers.get('X-My-Header'))
 
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ client = Brainbase(
         proxy="http://my.test.proxy.example.com",
         transport=httpx.HTTPTransport(local_address="0.0.0.0"),
     ),
-    api_key="My API Key",
 )
 ```
 
@@ -291,9 +290,7 @@ By default the library closes underlying HTTP connections whenever the client is
 ```py
 from brainbase import Brainbase
 
-with Brainbase(
-    api_key="My API Key",
-) as client:
+with Brainbase() as client:
   # make requests here
   ...
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7171cda0..5e7846e6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "brainbase-labs"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 description = "The official Python library for the brainbase API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/brainbase/_client.py b/src/brainbase/_client.py
index bbe9a56d..9192a946 100644
--- a/src/brainbase/_client.py
+++ b/src/brainbase/_client.py
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ def __init__(
     def qs(self) -> Querystring:
         return Querystring(array_format="comma")
 
+    @property
+    @override
+    def auth_headers(self) -> dict[str, str]:
+        api_key = self.api_key
+        return {"x-api-key": api_key}
+
     @property
     @override
     def default_headers(self) -> dict[str, str | Omit]:
@@ -275,6 +281,12 @@ def __init__(
     def qs(self) -> Querystring:
         return Querystring(array_format="comma")
 
+    @property
+    @override
+    def auth_headers(self) -> dict[str, str]:
+        api_key = self.api_key
+        return {"x-api-key": api_key}
+
     @property
     @override
     def default_headers(self) -> dict[str, str | Omit]:
diff --git a/src/brainbase/_version.py b/src/brainbase/_version.py
index f17fa6d4..70e7e1d3 100644
--- a/src/brainbase/_version.py
+++ b/src/brainbase/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # File generated from our OpenAPI spec by Stainless. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
 
 __title__ = "brainbase"
-__version__ = "1.7.0"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "1.8.0"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index c4074ec6..4bf71630 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from brainbase._types import Omit
 from brainbase._models import BaseModel, FinalRequestOptions
 from brainbase._constants import RAW_RESPONSE_HEADER
-from brainbase._exceptions import APIStatusError, APITimeoutError, APIResponseValidationError
+from brainbase._exceptions import APIStatusError, BrainbaseError, APITimeoutError, APIResponseValidationError
 from brainbase._base_client import (
     DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
     HTTPX_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
@@ -334,6 +334,16 @@ def test_default_headers_option(self) -> None:
         assert request.headers.get("x-foo") == "stainless"
         assert request.headers.get("x-stainless-lang") == "my-overriding-header"
 
+    def test_validate_headers(self) -> None:
+        client = Brainbase(base_url=base_url, api_key=api_key, _strict_response_validation=True)
+        request = client._build_request(FinalRequestOptions(method="get", url="/foo"))
+        assert request.headers.get("x-api-key") == api_key
+
+        with pytest.raises(BrainbaseError):
+            with update_env(**{"BRAINBASE_API_KEY": Omit()}):
+                client2 = Brainbase(base_url=base_url, api_key=None, _strict_response_validation=True)
+            _ = client2
+
     def test_default_query_option(self) -> None:
         client = Brainbase(
             base_url=base_url, api_key=api_key, _strict_response_validation=True, default_query={"query_param": "bar"}
@@ -1080,6 +1090,16 @@ def test_default_headers_option(self) -> None:
         assert request.headers.get("x-foo") == "stainless"
         assert request.headers.get("x-stainless-lang") == "my-overriding-header"
 
+    def test_validate_headers(self) -> None:
+        client = AsyncBrainbase(base_url=base_url, api_key=api_key, _strict_response_validation=True)
+        request = client._build_request(FinalRequestOptions(method="get", url="/foo"))
+        assert request.headers.get("x-api-key") == api_key
+
+        with pytest.raises(BrainbaseError):
+            with update_env(**{"BRAINBASE_API_KEY": Omit()}):
+                client2 = AsyncBrainbase(base_url=base_url, api_key=None, _strict_response_validation=True)
+            _ = client2
+
     def test_default_query_option(self) -> None:
         client = AsyncBrainbase(
             base_url=base_url, api_key=api_key, _strict_response_validation=True, default_query={"query_param": "bar"}