diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 257373b..854636d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 run:
-  go: '1.19'
-  deadline: 210s
+  go: '1.23'
   timeout: 10m
-  skip-dirs:
+
+issues:
+  exclude-dirs:
     - mocks
     - '.*_mock'
-  skip-files:
+  exclude-files:
     - '.*_mock.go'
     - ".*\\.pb\\.go$"
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d9b1d48..4fbca0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 NAME = stream-cli
 
-GOLANGCI_VERSION = 1.55.2
+GOLANGCI_VERSION = 1.62.2
 GOLANGCI = .bin/golangci/$(GOLANGCI_VERSION)/golangci-lint
 $(GOLANGCI):
 	@curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(dir $(GOLANGCI)) v$(GOLANGCI_VERSION)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1677c79..db867e3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module github.com/GetStream/stream-cli
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.4
-	github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5 v5.8.1
+	github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8 v8.3.0
 	github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v1.0.0
 	github.com/cheynewallace/tabby v1.1.1
 	github.com/gizak/termui/v3 v3.1.0
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.4 // indirect
-	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f11ddd2..17c04e8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.4 h1:pchTU9rsLUSvWEl2Aq9Pv3k0IE2fkqtGxazsk
 github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.4/go.mod h1:hrV6Y/kQCLhIZXGcriDCUBtB3wnN7156gMXJ3+b23xM=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
-github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5 v5.8.1 h1:nO3pfa4p4o6KEZOAXaaII3bhdrMrfT2zs6VduchuJws=
-github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5 v5.8.1/go.mod h1:ET7NyUYplNy8+tyliin6Q3kKwbd/+FHQWMAW6zucisY=
+github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8 v8.3.0 h1:mFtQZ0PkcCXMPjCDlnZcex3roOvE+UOaxBcNdq3o62s=
+github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8 v8.3.0/go.mod h1:frj3A1yv9mjyWlGNwaZKnXcX9JYYTPWSDqzyOFeHPac=
 github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v1.0.0 h1:cXCdzVdstXyiTqTvfqk9SDHpKNjxuom+DOlyEeQ4pzQ=
 github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v1.0.0/go.mod h1:mG5amYoWBHf8vpLOuehzbGGw0EHxpZZ6lCpQ4fNJ8LE=
 github.com/Netflix/go-expect v0.0.0-20220104043353-73e0943537d2 h1:+vx7roKuyA63nhn5WAunQHLTznkw5W8b1Xc0dNjp83s=
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ github.com/gizak/termui/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:bXQEBkJpzxUAKf0+xq9MSWAvWZlE7c+aidmy
 github.com/go-gl/glfw v0.0.0-20190409004039-e6da0acd62b1/go.mod h1:vR7hzQXu2zJy9AVAgeJqvqgH9Q5CA+iKCZ2gyEVpxRU=
 github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20191125211704-12ad95a8df72/go.mod h1:tQ2UAYgL5IevRw8kRxooKSPJfGvJ9fJQFa0TUsXzTg8=
 github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20200222043503-6f7a984d4dc4/go.mod h1:tQ2UAYgL5IevRw8kRxooKSPJfGvJ9fJQFa0TUsXzTg8=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:/xlHOz8bRuivTWchD4jCa+NbatV+wEUSzwAxVc6locg=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.1 h1:pC5DB52sCeK48Wlb9oPcdhnjkz1TKt1D/P7WKJ0kUcQ=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.1/go.mod h1:m21LjoU+eqJr34lmDMbreY2eSTRJ1cv77w39/MY0Ch0=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.1 h1:JdqV9zKUdtaa9gdPlywC3aeoEsR681PlKC+4F5gQgeo=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.1/go.mod h1:m21LjoU+eqJr34lmDMbreY2eSTRJ1cv77w39/MY0Ch0=
 github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b/go.mod h1:SBH7ygxi8pfUlaOkMMuAQtPIUF8ecWP5IEl/CR7VP2Q=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20190702054246-869f871628b6/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20191227052852-215e87163ea7/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/app/app.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/app/app.go
index ff3e50b..6876bb4 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/app/app.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"time"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func getCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			r, err := c.GetAppConfig(cmd.Context())
+			r, err := c.GetAppSettings(cmd.Context())
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/channel/channel.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/channel/channel.go
index 3887ad0..8140843 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/channel/channel.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/channel/channel.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"time"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ func hideCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			cmd.Printf("Successfully hid channel for " + userID + "\n")
+			cmd.Printf("Successfully hid channel for %s\n", userID)
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/channel/channel_test.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/channel/channel_test.go
index fd300a7..34b1aca 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/channel/channel_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/channel/channel_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/GetStream/stream-cli/test"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/channeltype/channeltype.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/channeltype/channeltype.go
index 4be3561..4650233 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/channeltype/channeltype.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/channeltype/channeltype.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package channeltype
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/device/device.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/device/device.go
index 09ed6db..267e70d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/device/device.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/device/device.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package device
 
 import (
-	stream_chat "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream_chat "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/imports/imports.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/imports/imports.go
index d8910b3..b971521 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/imports/imports.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/imports/imports.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ func uploadCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				mode = stream.InsertMode
 			}
 
+			var opts []stream.CreateImportOption
+			if cmd.Flags().Changed("merge-custom") {
+				mergeCustom, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("merge-custom")
+				opts = append(opts, stream.WithMergeCustom(mergeCustom))
+			}
+
 			createImportURLResp, err := c.CreateImportURL(cmd.Context(), filepath.Base(filename))
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ func uploadCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			if err := uploadToS3(cmd.Context(), filename, createImportURLResp.UploadURL); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			createImportResp, err := c.CreateImport(cmd.Context(), createImportURLResp.Path, mode)
+			createImportResp, err := c.CreateImport(cmd.Context(), createImportURLResp.Path, mode, opts...)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -94,7 +100,8 @@ func uploadCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	fl := cmd.Flags()
-	fl.StringP("mode", "m", "upsert", "[optional] Import mode. Canbe upsert or insert")
+	fl.StringP("mode", "m", "upsert", "[optional] Import mode. Can be upsert or insert")
+	fl.Bool("merge-custom", false, "[optional] Merge custom data during import")
 	fl.StringP("output-format", "o", "json", "[optional] Output format. Can be json or tree")
 	fl.Bool("lighter-validation-id", false, "[optional] allows to pass ! in channel ID")
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/imports/imports_test.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/imports/imports_test.go
index 14f6335..c654571 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/imports/imports_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/imports/imports_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
-	stream_chat "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream_chat "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/GetStream/stream-cli/test"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/message/message.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/message/message.go
index e509431..b4b63ba 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/message/message.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/message/message.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package message
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/push/push.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/push/push.go
index 1fea575..e5494fa 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/push/push.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/push/push.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package push
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
-	stream_chat "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream_chat "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/reaction/reaction.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/reaction/reaction.go
index b53f3d5..7b6d474 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/reaction/reaction.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/reaction/reaction.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package reaction
 
 import (
-	stream_chat "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream_chat "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/user/user.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/user/user.go
index f0d8d1d..3edc9d5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/user/user.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/user/user.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"time"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -359,9 +359,11 @@ func queryCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			q := &stream.QueryOption{
-				Filter: m,
-				Limit:  limit,
+			q := &stream.QueryUsersOptions{
+				QueryOption: stream.QueryOption{
+					Filter: m,
+					Limit:  limit,
+				},
 			}
 			resp, err := c.QueryUsers(cmd.Context(), q)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/utils/async.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/utils/async.go
index 0b89c62..63819b6 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/utils/async.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/utils/async.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/chat/utils/fileupload.go b/pkg/cmd/chat/utils/fileupload.go
index 5246df7..30c0637 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/chat/utils/fileupload.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/chat/utils/fileupload.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 823276f..98d6950 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/utils/param.go b/pkg/utils/param.go
index 520626d..498cbe8 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/param.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/param.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"strings"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
diff --git a/test/helpers.go b/test/helpers.go
index bbdb649..59e8771 100644
--- a/test/helpers.go
+++ b/test/helpers.go
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
-	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v5"
+	stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-go/v8"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ func DeleteMessage(id string) {
 }
 
 func RandomString(n int) string {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	bytes := make([]byte, n)
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		bytes[i] = byte(65 + rand.Intn(25)) // A=65 and Z = 65+25