diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d2e2ec3f..8b777926 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(ZNC VERSION 1.8.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 set(ZNC_VERSION 1.8.0)
 set(append_git_version false)
-set(alpha_version "-rc1") # e.g. "-rc1"
+set(alpha_version "") # e.g. "-rc1"
 set(VERSION_EXTRA "" CACHE STRING
 	"Additional string appended to version, e.g. to mark distribution")
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 29d2791a..cdb057f1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
+# ZNC 1.8.0 (2020-05-01)
+
+## New
+* Output of various commands (e.g. `/znc help`) was switched from a table to a list
+* Support IP while verifying SSL certificates
+* Make it more visible that admins have lots of privileges
+
+## Fixes
+* Fix parsing of channel modes when the last parameter starts with a colon, improving compatibility with InspIRCd v3
+* Fix null dereference on startup when reading invalid config
+* Don't show server passwords on ZNC startup
+* Fix build with newer OpenSSL
+* Fix in-source CMake build
+* Fix echo-message for `status`
+
+## Modules
+* controlpanel: Add already supported NoTrafficTimeout User variable to help output
+* modpython:
+    * Use FindPython3 in addition to pkg-config in CMake to simplify builds on Gentoo when not using emerge
+    * Support python 3.9
+* modtcl: Added GetNetworkName
+* partyline: Module is removed
+* q: Module is removed
+* route_replies: Handle more numerics
+* sasl: Fix sending of long authentication information
+* shell: Unblock signals when spawning child processes
+* simple_away: Convert to UTC time
+* watch: Better support multiple clients
+* webadmin: Better wording for TrustPKI setting
+
+## Internal
+* Refactor the way how SSL certificate is checked to simplify future socket-related refactors
+* Build integration test and ZNC itself with the same compiler (https://bugs.gentoo.org/699258)
+* Various improvements for translation CI
+* Normalize variable name sUserName/sUsername
+* Make de-escaping less lenient
+
+
+
 # ZNC 1.7.5 (2019-09-23)
 
 * modpython: Add support for Python 3.8
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 788fafb2..753790e2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_CC], [m4_errprint(__file__:__line__[: Something is trying to u
 dnl Needed for AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK which was added in 2.62
 AC_PREREQ([2.62])
 dnl Keep the version number in sync with version.h!
-AC_INIT([znc], [1.8.0-rc1])
+AC_INIT([znc], [1.8.0])
 LIBZNC_VERSION=1.8.0
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/znc.cpp])