diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 7b2191133..4d2f32378 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-0.8 (xx.xx.2014)
+0.8 (05.11.2014)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
  * Added logging for page operations
diff --git a/docs/releases/0.8.rst b/docs/releases/0.8.rst
index 2ce874148..5279d51d0 100644
--- a/docs/releases/0.8.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/0.8.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-==========================================
-Wagtail 0.8 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
-==========================================
+=========================
+Wagtail 0.8 release notes
+=========================
 
 .. contents::
     :local:
diff --git a/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt b/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
index 5bd1d6582..9966b7018 100644
--- a/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
+++ b/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Minimal requirements
 Django>=1.7,<1.8
-wagtail==0.7
+wagtail==0.8
 
 # Recommended components (require additional setup):
 # psycopg2==2.5.2
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
index 5c85c2a7d..7987405e0 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '0.7'
+__version__ = '0.8'
 default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailcore.apps.WagtailCoreAppConfig'