diff --git a/doc/whats-new.rst b/doc/whats-new.rst
index 9067f0d3a45..4f4bab2e2cf 100644
--- a/doc/whats-new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats-new.rst
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ What's New
 
 .. _whats-new.0.8.0:
 
-v0.8.0 (unreleased)
--------------------
+v0.8.0 (2 August 2016)
+----------------------
 
 This release includes four months of new features and bug fixes, including
 several breaking changes.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6d51c8c3e04..79915605bc3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 8
 MICRO = 0
-ISRELEASED = False
+ISRELEASED = True
 VERSION = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
-QUALIFIER = 'rc1'
+QUALIFIER = ''
 
 
 DISTNAME = 'xarray'