diff --git a/.pubnub.yml b/.pubnub.yml
index 5b80d062..162b638b 100644
--- a/.pubnub.yml
+++ b/.pubnub.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 name: rust
-version: 0.7.0
+version: 0.8.0
 schema: 1
 scm: github.com/pubnub/rust
 files: []
 changelog:
+  - date: 2026-06-08
+    version: 0.8.0
+    changes:
+      - type: feature
+        text: "Enable HTTP/2 negotiation on the default `TransportReqwest` by turning on reqwest’s `native-tls-alpn` feature, so ALPN can select `h2` when the origin supports it while preserving HTTP/1.1 fallback."
+      - type: bug
+        text: "Fix a Clippy `derivable_impls` lint in `RequestRetryConfiguration` (derive `Default` on the enum instead of a manual impl)."
+      - type: improvement
+        text: " Add debug-level protocol logging in async and blocking `TransportReqwest::send()` after each completed request, including HTTP method, path, and the Reqwest-reported protocol version."
   - date: 2025-10-28
     version: 0.7.0
     changes:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ee47bfa0..4c2895fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pubnub"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "LICENSE"
 authors = ["PubNub <support@pubnub.com>"]
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive", "alloc"], optional = true, defa
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", optional = true, features = ["alloc"], default-features = false }
 
 # reqwest
-reqwest = { version = "0.12", optional = true }
+# `native-tls-alpn` enables ALPN on the default native-tls backend so HTTP/2
+# (`h2`) can be negotiated; without it reqwest falls back to HTTP/1.1.
+reqwest = { version = "0.12", optional = true, features = ["native-tls-alpn"] }
 bytes = { version = "1.4", default-features = false, optional = true }
 
 # crypto
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55588cfb..bf8613c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ Add `pubnub` to your Rust project in the `Cargo.toml` file:
 ```toml
 # default features
 [dependencies]
-pubnub = "0.7.0"
+pubnub = "0.8.0"
 
 # all features
 [dependencies]
-pubnub = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["full"] }
+pubnub = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["full"] }
 ```
 
 ### Example
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@ disable them in the `Cargo.toml` file, like so:
 ```toml
 # only blocking and access + default features
 [dependencies]
-pubnub = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["blocking", "access"] }
+pubnub = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["blocking", "access"] }
 
 # only parse_token + default features
 [dependencies]
-pubnub = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["parse_token"] }
+pubnub = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["parse_token"] }
 ```
 
 ### Available features
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ you need, for example:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-pubnub = { version = "0.7.0", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "publish",
+pubnub = { version = "0.8.0", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "publish",
 "blocking"] }
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/core/retry_policy.rs b/src/core/retry_policy.rs
index caaf92bd..b0b07391 100644
--- a/src/core/retry_policy.rs
+++ b/src/core/retry_policy.rs
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ pub enum Endpoint {
 }
 
 /// Request retry policy.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
 pub enum RequestRetryConfiguration {
     /// Requests shouldn't be tried again.
+    #[default]
     None,
 
     /// Retry the request after the same amount of time.
@@ -316,12 +317,6 @@ impl RequestRetryConfiguration {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for RequestRetryConfiguration {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::None
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<String> for Endpoint {
     fn from(value: String) -> Self {
         match value.as_str() {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c67ae515..a5635846 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
 //! ```toml
 //! # default features
 //! [dependencies]
-//! pubnub = "0.7.0"
+//! pubnub = "0.8.0"
 //!
 //! # all features
 //! [dependencies]
-//! pubnub = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["full"] }
+//! pubnub = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["full"] }
 //! ```
 //!
 //! ### Example
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@
 //! ```toml
 //! # only blocking and access + default features
 //! [dependencies]
-//! pubnub = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["blocking", "access"] }
+//! pubnub = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["blocking", "access"] }
 //!
 //! # only parse_token + default features
 //! [dependencies]
-//! pubnub = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["parse_token"] }
+//! pubnub = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["parse_token"] }
 //! ```
 //!
 //! ### Available features
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies]
-//! pubnub = { version = "0.7.0", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "publish",
+//! pubnub = { version = "0.8.0", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "publish",
 //! "blocking"] }
 //! ```
 //!
diff --git a/src/transport/reqwest.rs b/src/transport/reqwest.rs
index c164dfae..cbda3b66 100644
--- a/src/transport/reqwest.rs
+++ b/src/transport/reqwest.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 //!
 //! It requires the [`reqwest` feature] to be enabled.
 //!
+//! Negotiates HTTP/2 when the origin supports it; otherwise uses HTTP/1.1.
+//!
 //! [`TransportReqwest`]: ./struct.TransportReqwest.html
 //! [`PubNub API`]: https://www.pubnub.com/docs
 //! [`reqwest`]: https://docs.rs/reqwest
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ use crate::{
     PubNubClientBuilder,
 };
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use log::info;
+use log::{debug, info};
 use reqwest::{
     header::{HeaderMap, HeaderName, HeaderValue, InvalidHeaderName, InvalidHeaderValue},
     StatusCode,
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ impl Transport for TransportReqwest {
         );
 
         let headers = prepare_headers(&request.headers)?;
+        let method = request.method.clone();
+        let path = request.path.clone();
         #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         let timeout = request.timeout;
 
@@ -116,6 +120,10 @@ impl Transport for TransportReqwest {
 
         let headers = result.headers().clone();
         let status = result.status();
+        debug!(
+            "Request completed: method={method} path={path} protocol={:?}",
+            result.version()
+        );
         result
             .bytes()
             .await
@@ -341,6 +349,8 @@ pub mod blocking {
     //!
     //! It requires the [`reqwest` and `blocking` feature] to be enabled.
     //!
+    //! Negotiates HTTP/2 when the origin supports it; otherwise uses HTTP/1.1.
+    //!
     //! [`TransportReqwest`]: ./struct.TransportReqwest.html
     //! [`PubNub API`]: https://www.pubnub.com/docs
     //! [`reqwest`]: https://docs.rs/reqwest
@@ -368,7 +378,7 @@ pub mod blocking {
         transport::reqwest::{create_result, extract_headers, prepare_headers, prepare_url},
         PubNubClientBuilder,
     };
-    use log::info;
+    use log::{debug, info};
 
     /// This struct is used to send requests to the [`PubNub API`] using the
     /// [`reqwest`] crate. It is used as the transport type for the
@@ -407,6 +417,8 @@ pub mod blocking {
                 request.method, request.headers, request_url
             );
             let headers = prepare_headers(&request.headers)?;
+            let method = request.method.clone();
+            let path = request.path.clone();
             #[cfg(feature = "std")]
             let timeout = request.timeout;
 
@@ -439,6 +451,10 @@ pub mod blocking {
 
             let headers = result.headers().clone();
             let status = result.status();
+            debug!(
+                "Request completed: method={method} path={path} protocol={:?}",
+                result.version()
+            );
             result
                 .bytes()
                 .map_err(|e| PubNubError::Transport {