diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index b1b75545b..f0015d3a5 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 8.0.0-alpha.2
+current_version = 8.0.0
 tag = True
 sign_tags = True
 tag_message = EVMC {new_version}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6744aff78..b7ccb6852 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Documentation of all notable changes to the **EVMC** project.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog],
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning].
 
-## [8.0.0] — unreleased
+## [8.0.0] — 2021-04-27
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ removed.
   [#52](https://github.com/ethereum/evmc/pull/52)
 
 
-[8.0.0]: https://github.com/ethereum/evmc/compare/v7.5.0..master
+[8.0.0]: https://github.com/ethereum/evmc/releases/tag/v8.0.0
 [7.5.0]: https://github.com/ethereum/evmc/releases/tag/v7.5.0
 [7.4.0]: https://github.com/ethereum/evmc/releases/tag/v7.4.0
 [7.3.0]: https://github.com/ethereum/evmc/releases/tag/v7.3.0
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f349bc86..222d59a3a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ endif()
 cable_set_build_type(DEFAULT Release CONFIGURATION_TYPES Debug Release)
 
 project(evmc)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION 8.0.0-alpha.2)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION 8.0.0)
 
 cable_configure_compiler(NO_STACK_PROTECTION)
 if(CABLE_COMPILER_GNULIKE)
diff --git a/bindings/rust/evmc-declare-tests/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/evmc-declare-tests/Cargo.toml
index fc7bc6d03..e4381800b 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/evmc-declare-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/evmc-declare-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "evmc-declare-tests"
-version = "8.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "8.0.0"
 authors = ["Jake Lang <jak3lang@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/evmc"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/evmc-declare/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/evmc-declare/Cargo.toml
index 2e1c68fdb..c42112be4 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/evmc-declare/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/evmc-declare/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "evmc-declare"
-version = "8.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "8.0.0"
 authors = ["Jake Lang <jak3lang@gmail.com>", "Alex Beregszaszi <alex@rtfs.hu>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/evmc"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ heck = "0.3.1"
 proc-macro2 = "1.0"
 syn = { version = "1.0", features = ["full"] }
 # For documentation examples
-evmc-vm = { path = "../evmc-vm", version = "8.0.0-alpha.2" }
+evmc-vm = { path = "../evmc-vm", version = "8.0.0" }
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
diff --git a/bindings/rust/evmc-sys/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/evmc-sys/Cargo.toml
index 601cf3039..e7a3c00d8 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/evmc-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/evmc-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "evmc-sys"
-version = "8.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "8.0.0"
 authors = ["Alex Beregszaszi <alex@rtfs.hu>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/evmc"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/evmc-vm/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/evmc-vm/Cargo.toml
index f89544f5b..6abd4f034 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/evmc-vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/evmc-vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "evmc-vm"
-version = "8.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "8.0.0"
 authors = ["Alex Beregszaszi <alex@rtfs.hu>", "Jake Lang <jak3lang@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/evmc"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ description = "Bindings to EVMC (VM specific)"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-evmc-sys = { path = "../evmc-sys", version = "8.0.0-alpha.2" }
+evmc-sys = { path = "../evmc-sys", version = "8.0.0" }
diff --git a/examples/example-rust-vm/Cargo.toml b/examples/example-rust-vm/Cargo.toml
index 9bc12aee3..6d055bcd0 100644
--- a/examples/example-rust-vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/example-rust-vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "example-rust-vm"
-version = "8.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "8.0.0"
 authors = ["Alex Beregszaszi <alex@rtfs.hu>", "Jake Lang <jak3lang@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 publish = false
diff --git a/examples/example-rust-vm/src/lib.rs b/examples/example-rust-vm/src/lib.rs
index afa0fa337..bcc546fa0 100644
--- a/examples/example-rust-vm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/example-rust-vm/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use evmc_declare::evmc_declare_vm;
 use evmc_vm::*;
 
-#[evmc_declare_vm("ExampleRustVM", "evm, precompiles", "8.0.0-alpha.2")]
+#[evmc_declare_vm("ExampleRustVM", "evm, precompiles", "8.0.0")]
 pub struct ExampleRustVM;
 
 impl EvmcVm for ExampleRustVM {