diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd3c7d939d..7cfede9aaa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 1.8.0 (Unreleased)
+## 1.8.0
 
 UPGRADE NOTES:
 * BREAKING CHANGE - `use_legacy_workflow` field has been removing from the S3 backend configuration. ([#1730](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/pull/1730))
diff --git a/version/VERSION b/version/VERSION
index 5a77cc6287..27f9cd322b 100644
--- a/version/VERSION
+++ b/version/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0-rc1
+1.8.0