diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 21235c76d..8c889c8fa 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = WebSocket++
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.8.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.8.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 8cead3dfb..148c2bbcb 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 HEAD
+
+0.8.0 - 2018-07-12
 - Examples: Add `print_client` example. This demonstrates a minimal non-TLS
   client that connects to a server and prints out the messages it receives.
 - Examples: Add `print_client_tls` example. This demonstrates a minimal TLS
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index b0b2e9ba7..5a05a1940 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-WebSocket++ (0.8.0-dev)
+WebSocket++ (0.8.0)
 ==========================
 
 WebSocket++ is a header only C++ library that implements RFC6455 The WebSocket
diff --git a/websocketpp/version.hpp b/websocketpp/version.hpp
index 24835be3e..a6c7a7cc0 100644
--- a/websocketpp/version.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/version.hpp
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ static int const patch_version = 0;
  * versions (dev, alpha, beta, rc). This will be blank for release versions.
  */
 
-static char const prerelease_flag[] = "dev";
+static char const prerelease_flag[] = "";
 
 /// Default user agent string
-static char const user_agent[] = "WebSocket++/0.8.0-dev";
+static char const user_agent[] = "WebSocket++/0.8.0";
 
 } // namespace websocketpp