diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index c1dfd19..8105f2b 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a
 Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.8.0 - 2024-02-21]
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 - Alerts button has been resized and moved to free space for current
   weather box [#86](https://github.com/orontee/taranis/issues/86)
 
-### Removed
-
 ## [1.7.0 - 2023-12-31]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d0c674e..9153923 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'taranis',
   'cpp',
-  version: '1.8.0-pre',
+  version: '1.8.0',
   meson_version: '>= 0.61.2',
   default_options : [
     'cpp_std=c++17',