diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d9c903..bb1f454 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 8.0.1
+
+- added composer.optimize target
+
 ## 8.0.0
 
 - updated chains
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ae9a76b..cd1d2e9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.0.0
+8.0.1
diff --git a/commons/targets/composer.xml b/commons/targets/composer.xml
index 00a0831..87eeac1 100644
--- a/commons/targets/composer.xml
+++ b/commons/targets/composer.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
     <import file="${phing:commons:commons}/targets/composer/format.xml" />
     <import file="${phing:commons:commons}/targets/composer/install.xml" />
+    <import file="${phing:commons:commons}/targets/composer/optimize.xml" />
     <import file="${phing:commons:commons}/targets/composer/update.xml" />
     <import file="${phing:commons:commons}/targets/composer/validate.xml" />
 
@@ -15,12 +16,15 @@
         <echo message="----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" />
         <echo message="composer.format      Format the composer.json using JSON_PRETTY_PRINT" />
         <echo message="composer.install     Install dependencies, if composer.lock available, keep exact versions" />
+        <echo message="composer.optimize    Optimizing Composer" />
         <echo message="composer.update      Install latest versions of the dependencies and update the composer.lock" />
         <echo message="composer.validate    Validates the composer.json in your project root" />
         <echo message="" />
         <echo message="Composer Targets Help" />
         <echo message="----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" />
+        <echo message="composer.format:help" />
         <echo message="composer.install:help" />
+        <echo message="composer.optimize:help" />
         <echo message="composer.update:help" />
         <echo message="composer.validate:help" />
     </target>
diff --git a/commons/targets/composer/optimize.xml b/commons/targets/composer/optimize.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..999e77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/targets/composer/optimize.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+
+<project default="composer.optimize">
+
+
+    <target name="composer.optimize:init" hidden="true">
+        <property name="composer.executable" value="composer" />
+    </target>
+
+
+    <target name="composer.optimize:before" hidden="true">
+        <echo message="no actions defined" level="debug" />
+    </target>
+
+
+    <target name="composer.optimize:main" hidden="true">
+        <available file="${project.root}/composer.json" type="file" property="composer.json.exists" />
+
+        <if>
+            <isset property="composer.json.exists" />
+            <then>
+                <exec executable="${composer.executable}" logoutput="true" passthru="true" level="info" checkreturn="yes">
+                    <arg line="dump-autoload --optimize" />
+                </exec>
+            </then>
+        </if>
+    </target>
+
+
+    <target name="composer.optimize:after" hidden="true">
+        <echo message="no actions defined" level="debug" />
+    </target>
+
+
+    <target name="composer.optimize" depends="composer.optimize:init, composer.optimize:before, composer.optimize:main, composer.optimize:after">
+        <echo message="successful" />
+    </target>
+
+
+    <target name="composer.optimize:help" depends="composer.optimize:init">
+        <echo message="Property               Value" />
+        <echo message="----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" />
+        <echo message="composer.executable      ${composer.executable}" />
+    </target>
+
+
+</project>
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