diff --git a/NEWS.md b/CHANGES.md
similarity index 100%
rename from NEWS.md
rename to CHANGES.md
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index c9dded0..e6b7c94 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.8b1'
+release = '0.8.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/karta/version.py b/karta/version.py
index 939b77b..777f190 100644
--- a/karta/version.py
+++ b/karta/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.8b1"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"