diff --git a/info.xml b/info.xml
index 1daa01b6..c9e2cf58 100644
--- a/info.xml
+++ b/info.xml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
     <author>B. Endres</author>
     <email>endres@systopia.de</email>
   </maintainer>
-  <releaseDate></releaseDate>
-  <version>1.8-dev</version>
-  <develStage>dev</develStage>
+  <releaseDate>2019-10-08</releaseDate>
+  <version>1.8-beta1</version>
+  <develStage>test</develStage>
   <compatibility>
     <ver>4.6</ver>
     <ver>4.7</ver>