diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index d2fe2e22901..9fb058651d0 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 7.4.1
+current_version = 8.0.0
 commit = True
 message = Update version numbers from {current_version} -> {new_version}
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd548cb5c51..0d8e5b98c0d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ All the services:
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
 	<artifactId>ibm-watson</artifactId>
-	<version>7.4.1</version>
+	<version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Only Discovery:
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
 	<artifactId>discovery</artifactId>
-	<version>7.4.1</version>
+	<version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ Only Discovery:
 All the services:
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:ibm-watson:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:ibm-watson:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 Only Assistant:
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:assistant:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:assistant:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ##### JAR
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ We do :sunglasses:  http://ibm.github.io/
 ## Featured projects
 We'd love to highlight cool open-source projects that use this SDK! If you'd like to get your project added to the list, feel free to make an issue linking us to it.
 
-[jar]: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/java-sdk/releases/download/java-sdk-7.4.1/ibm-watson-7.4.1-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+[jar]: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/java-sdk/releases/download/java-sdk-8.0.0/ibm-watson-8.0.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar
 
 ## Contributors ✨
 
diff --git a/assistant/README.md b/assistant/README.md
index aa9dcc1af6d..bbfdb847c8a 100644
--- a/assistant/README.md
+++ b/assistant/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>assistant</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:assistant:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:assistant:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/compare-comply/README.md b/compare-comply/README.md
index 52c983e0684..1f8184a258d 100644
--- a/compare-comply/README.md
+++ b/compare-comply/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>compare-comply</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud:compare-comply:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud:compare-comply:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/discovery/README.md b/discovery/README.md
index 2f991bd6aae..9d0fdbf96cb 100644
--- a/discovery/README.md
+++ b/discovery/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>discovery</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:discovery:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:discovery:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/docker/pom.xml b/docker/pom.xml
index 40da973e5ec..45d80353f2d 100644
--- a/docker/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
       <artifactId>ibm-watson</artifactId>
-      <version>7.4.1</version>
+      <version>8.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e436fc5de06..3c6e2f7a09f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-version=7.4.1
+version=8.0.0
 group=com.ibm.watson
 
diff --git a/language-translator/README.md b/language-translator/README.md
index d89a264ff01..5625df0c92b 100644
--- a/language-translator/README.md
+++ b/language-translator/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>language-translator</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:language-translator:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:language-translator:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/natural-language-classifier/README.md b/natural-language-classifier/README.md
index 62c5614ec9c..b19e4c6057e 100644
--- a/natural-language-classifier/README.md
+++ b/natural-language-classifier/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>natural-language-classifier</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:natural-language-classifier:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:natural-language-classifier:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/natural-language-understanding/README.md b/natural-language-understanding/README.md
index ea223c456d9..d17ddec71b7 100644
--- a/natural-language-understanding/README.md
+++ b/natural-language-understanding/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>natural-language-understanding</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:natural-language-understanding:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:natural-language-understanding:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/personality-insights/README.md b/personality-insights/README.md
index af7fb77e7f1..9e83014d10a 100755
--- a/personality-insights/README.md
+++ b/personality-insights/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>personality-insights</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:personality-insights:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:personality-insights:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/speech-to-text/README.md b/speech-to-text/README.md
index ae4c6cd7261..41f408e1db0 100755
--- a/speech-to-text/README.md
+++ b/speech-to-text/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>speech-to-text</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:speech-to-text:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:speech-to-text:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/text-to-speech/README.md b/text-to-speech/README.md
index 4d67262078c..a6b8172ba2a 100755
--- a/text-to-speech/README.md
+++ b/text-to-speech/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>text-to-speech</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:text-to-speech:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:text-to-speech:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/tone-analyzer/README.md b/tone-analyzer/README.md
index e8a4030d6ba..99e199d8a97 100755
--- a/tone-analyzer/README.md
+++ b/tone-analyzer/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>tone-analyzer</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:tone-analyzer:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:tone-analyzer:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/visual-recognition/README.md b/visual-recognition/README.md
index 450090eca9d..9e09c383c73 100644
--- a/visual-recognition/README.md
+++ b/visual-recognition/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>visual-recognition</artifactId>
-  <version>7.4.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:visual-recognition:7.4.1'
+'com.ibm.watson:visual-recognition:8.0.0'
 ```
 
 ## Usage