diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index f3d0f6cb3..4f27002d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 kitty is a feature full, cross-platform, *fast*, GPU based terminal emulator.
 
 
-version 0.8.0 [future]
+version 0.8.0 [2018-02-24]
 -----------------------------
 
 - A framework for kittens, that is, small terminal programs designed to run
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 5d3553e89..9ee577d33 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 from .fast_data_types import set_boss as set_c_boss
 
 appname = 'kitty'
-version = (0, 7, 1)
+version = (0, 8, 0)
 str_version = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos = 'darwin' in _plat