diff --git a/.changes/1.8.0-a2.md b/.changes/1.8.0-a2.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03781092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.8.0-a2.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+## dbt-adapter 1.8.0-a2 - February 28, 2024
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eea05103..c47b4fed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
+## dbt-adapter 1.8.0-a2 - February 28, 2024
+
 ## dbt-adapter 1.0.0-b1 - February 27, 2024
 
 ## dbt-adapter 0.1.0-a8 - February 22, 2024
@@ -31,4 +33,3 @@ and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 * Implement unit testing in CI
 * Allow version to be specified in either __version__.py or __about__.py
 * Remove __init__.py file from dbt.tests
-
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/__about__.py b/dbt/adapters/__about__.py
index affc65fe..759fdcd7 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/__about__.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.0.0b1"
+version = "1.8.0a2"