diff --git a/doc/release/notes.rst b/doc/release/notes.rst
index ff84781b..ad1ccda1 100644
--- a/doc/release/notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release/notes.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-1.8.0rc2
-========
+1.8.0
+=====
 
-We're happy to announce the release of numpydoc 1.8.0rc2!
+We're happy to announce the release of numpydoc 1.8.0!
 
 Enhancements
 ------------
diff --git a/numpydoc/_version.py b/numpydoc/_version.py
index 6f24021f..29654eec 100644
--- a/numpydoc/_version.py
+++ b/numpydoc/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.8.0rc3.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"