diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b5db7ce1..c373724d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.7"
+  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.8"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50dceb96..05e4e073 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.0-alpha.8 (2025-04-08)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.7...v0.1.0-alpha.8](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.7...v0.1.0-alpha.8)
+
+### Chores
+
+* **internal:** version bump ([2107a86](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/commit/2107a86c968117d7fd7516d95f2951014e7f627c))
+* make client tests look prettier ([#129](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/issues/129)) ([8e81a13](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/commit/8e81a13b7cb5bc7ecc384a9f9fcebd70f393dc2e))
+
 ## 0.1.0-alpha.7 (2025-04-08)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.6...v0.1.0-alpha.7](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.6...v0.1.0-alpha.7)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 14f7cd96..11e50b20 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    finch-api (0.1.0.pre.alpha.6)
+    finch-api (0.1.0.pre.alpha.7)
       connection_pool
 
 GEM
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93f3330a..848ec6b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To use this gem, install via Bundler by adding the following to your application
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```ruby
-gem "finch-api", "~> 0.1.0.pre.alpha.6"
+gem "finch-api", "~> 0.1.0.pre.alpha.7"
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/lib/finch_api/version.rb b/lib/finch_api/version.rb
index f1ccf5ac..1e35204f 100644
--- a/lib/finch_api/version.rb
+++ b/lib/finch_api/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module FinchAPI
-  VERSION = "0.1.0.pre.alpha.7"
+  VERSION = "0.1.0.pre.alpha.8"
 end
diff --git a/test/finch_api/client_test.rb b/test/finch_api/client_test.rb
index 8d823b13..9b832cd2 100644
--- a/test/finch_api/client_test.rb
+++ b/test/finch_api/client_test.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ def test_retry_count_header
       finch.hris.directory.list
     end
 
-    retry_count_headers = requester.attempts.map { _1[:headers]["x-stainless-retry-count"] }
+    retry_count_headers = requester.attempts.map do
+      _1.fetch(:headers).fetch("x-stainless-retry-count")
+    end
+
     assert_equal(%w[0 1 2], retry_count_headers)
   end
 
@@ -159,7 +162,10 @@ def test_omit_retry_count_header
       finch.hris.directory.list(request_options: {extra_headers: {"x-stainless-retry-count" => nil}})
     end
 
-    retry_count_headers = requester.attempts.map { _1[:headers]["x-stainless-retry-count"] }
+    retry_count_headers = requester.attempts.map do
+      _1.fetch(:headers).fetch("x-stainless-retry-count", nil)
+    end
+
     assert_equal([nil, nil, nil], retry_count_headers)
   end
 
@@ -172,7 +178,10 @@ def test_overwrite_retry_count_header
       finch.hris.directory.list(request_options: {extra_headers: {"x-stainless-retry-count" => "42"}})
     end
 
-    retry_count_headers = requester.attempts.map { _1[:headers]["x-stainless-retry-count"] }
+    retry_count_headers = requester.attempts.map do
+      _1.fetch(:headers).fetch("x-stainless-retry-count")
+    end
+
     assert_equal(%w[42 42 42], retry_count_headers)
   end
 
@@ -185,12 +194,12 @@ def test_client_redirect_307
       finch.hris.directory.list(request_options: {extra_headers: {}})
     end
 
-    assert_equal("/redirected", requester.attempts.last[:url].path)
-    assert_equal(requester.attempts.first[:method], requester.attempts.last[:method])
-    assert_equal(requester.attempts.first[:body], requester.attempts.last[:body])
+    assert_equal("/redirected", requester.attempts.last.fetch(:url).path)
+    assert_equal(requester.attempts.first.fetch(:method), requester.attempts.last.fetch(:method))
+    assert_equal(requester.attempts.first.fetch(:body), requester.attempts.last.fetch(:body))
     assert_equal(
-      requester.attempts.first[:headers]["content-type"],
-      requester.attempts.last[:headers]["content-type"]
+      requester.attempts.first.fetch(:headers)["content-type"],
+      requester.attempts.last.fetch(:headers)["content-type"]
     )
   end
 
@@ -203,10 +212,10 @@ def test_client_redirect_303
       finch.hris.directory.list(request_options: {extra_headers: {}})
     end
 
-    assert_equal("/redirected", requester.attempts.last[:url].path)
-    assert_equal(:get, requester.attempts.last[:method])
-    assert_nil(requester.attempts.last[:body])
-    assert_nil(requester.attempts.last[:headers]["Content-Type"])
+    assert_equal("/redirected", requester.attempts.last.fetch(:url).path)
+    assert_equal(:get, requester.attempts.last.fetch(:method))
+    assert_nil(requester.attempts.last.fetch(:body))
+    assert_nil(requester.attempts.last.fetch(:headers)["content-type"])
   end
 
   def test_client_redirect_auth_keep_same_origin
@@ -215,12 +224,12 @@ def test_client_redirect_auth_keep_same_origin
     finch.requester = requester
 
     assert_raises(FinchAPI::Errors::APIConnectionError) do
-      finch.hris.directory.list(request_options: {extra_headers: {"Authorization" => "Bearer xyz"}})
+      finch.hris.directory.list(request_options: {extra_headers: {"authorization" => "Bearer xyz"}})
     end
 
     assert_equal(
-      requester.attempts.first[:headers]["authorization"],
-      requester.attempts.last[:headers]["authorization"]
+      requester.attempts.first.fetch(:headers)["authorization"],
+      requester.attempts.last.fetch(:headers)["authorization"]
     )
   end
 
@@ -230,10 +239,10 @@ def test_client_redirect_auth_strip_cross_origin
     finch.requester = requester
 
     assert_raises(FinchAPI::Errors::APIConnectionError) do
-      finch.hris.directory.list(request_options: {extra_headers: {"Authorization" => "Bearer xyz"}})
+      finch.hris.directory.list(request_options: {extra_headers: {"authorization" => "Bearer xyz"}})
     end
 
-    assert_nil(requester.attempts.last[:headers]["Authorization"])
+    assert_nil(requester.attempts.last.fetch(:headers)["authorization"])
   end
 
   def test_default_headers
@@ -241,7 +250,7 @@ def test_default_headers
     requester = MockRequester.new(200, {}, {})
     finch.requester = requester
     finch.hris.directory.list
-    headers = requester.attempts.first[:headers]
+    headers = requester.attempts.first.fetch(:headers)
 
     refute_empty(headers["accept"])
     refute_empty(headers["content-type"])