diff --git a/Example/Podfile b/Example/Podfile
index 7483478..a13b598 100644
--- a/Example/Podfile
+++ b/Example/Podfile
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ inhibit_all_warnings!
 target 'ChatExample' do
   use_frameworks!
 
+  # Uncomment this line and update the branch name to test the pod before a release
+  # pod "SwiftPhoenixClient", :git => 'https://github.com/davidstump/SwiftPhoenixClient.git', branch: 'release/0.8.0'
   pod "SwiftPhoenixClient", :path => "../"
 end
diff --git a/Example/Podfile.lock b/Example/Podfile.lock
index 3106b4a..e201d2e 100644
--- a/Example/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Example/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PODS:
   - Starscream (3.0.4)
-  - SwiftPhoenixClient (0.7.0-rc1):
+  - SwiftPhoenixClient (0.8.0):
     - Starscream (~> 3.0.4)
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   Starscream: f5da93fe6984c77b694366bf7299b7dc63a76f26
-  SwiftPhoenixClient: 3ae5889fb8f75a907de39e008f9becfb139c79fe
+  SwiftPhoenixClient: 41522212631771ba4733465b846e4aa6ce9ee89e
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 89199469d6bb693e4326959922e50c8262803bd1
 
diff --git a/Example/Pods/Local Podspecs/SwiftPhoenixClient.podspec.json b/Example/Pods/Local Podspecs/SwiftPhoenixClient.podspec.json
index b692587..931b2c9 100644
--- a/Example/Pods/Local Podspecs/SwiftPhoenixClient.podspec.json	
+++ b/Example/Pods/Local Podspecs/SwiftPhoenixClient.podspec.json	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "SwiftPhoenixClient",
-  "version": "0.7.0-rc1",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "summary": "Connect your Phoenix and iOS applications through WebSockets!",
   "description": "This is the SwiftPhoenixClient, an iOS libaray that works with the\nPhoenix Framework's channels. The Phoenix Framework only ships with a\nJavascript client. Use this library to talk to your Phoenix app from\nyour iOS project. Check out the included chat client example, which\nworks with the Phoenix chat server example:\nhttps://github.com/chrismccord/phoenix_chat_example\n\nThis library implements Phoenix Channels on iOS. For more information\non Phoenix Channels check out the guide:\nhttp://www.phoenixframework.org/docs/channels",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/davidstump/SwiftPhoenixClient",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "source": {
     "git": "https://github.com/davidstump/SwiftPhoenixClient.git",
-    "tag": "0.7.0-rc1"
+    "tag": "0.8.0"
   },
   "platforms": {
     "ios": "9.0"
diff --git a/Example/Pods/Manifest.lock b/Example/Pods/Manifest.lock
index 3106b4a..e201d2e 100644
--- a/Example/Pods/Manifest.lock
+++ b/Example/Pods/Manifest.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PODS:
   - Starscream (3.0.4)
-  - SwiftPhoenixClient (0.7.0-rc1):
+  - SwiftPhoenixClient (0.8.0):
     - Starscream (~> 3.0.4)
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   Starscream: f5da93fe6984c77b694366bf7299b7dc63a76f26
-  SwiftPhoenixClient: 3ae5889fb8f75a907de39e008f9becfb139c79fe
+  SwiftPhoenixClient: 41522212631771ba4733465b846e4aa6ce9ee89e
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 89199469d6bb693e4326959922e50c8262803bd1
 
diff --git a/Example/Pods/Target Support Files/SwiftPhoenixClient/Info.plist b/Example/Pods/Target Support Files/SwiftPhoenixClient/Info.plist
index 75ba4d0..2cf03a7 100644
--- a/Example/Pods/Target Support Files/SwiftPhoenixClient/Info.plist	
+++ b/Example/Pods/Target Support Files/SwiftPhoenixClient/Info.plist	
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
   <string>FMWK</string>
   <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-  <string>0.7.0</string>
+  <string>0.8.0</string>
   <key>CFBundleSignature</key>
   <string>????</string>
   <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
diff --git a/SwiftPhoenixClient.podspec b/SwiftPhoenixClient.podspec
index 9758946..7a67a2f 100644
--- a/SwiftPhoenixClient.podspec
+++ b/SwiftPhoenixClient.podspec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name             = "SwiftPhoenixClient"
-  s.version          = "0.7.0-rc1"
+  s.version          = "0.8.0"
   s.summary          = "Connect your Phoenix and iOS applications through WebSockets!"
 
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