diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e111c5137..d5e28cc2b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Change Log
 ==========
 
+Version 2.8 *(2019-08-10)*
+--------------------------
+Migrates 2.x branch to AndroidX.
+
 Version 2.71828 *(2018-03-07)*
 ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c0692a52a..c641036781 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ Download
 
 Download [the latest JAR][2] or grab via Gradle:
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.71828'
+implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.8'
 ```
 or Maven:
 ```xml
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.squareup.picasso</groupId>
   <artifactId>picasso</artifactId>
-  <version>2.71828</version>
+  <version>2.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 13dd9f91a3..4e09787803 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GROUP=com.squareup.picasso
-VERSION_NAME=2.71828
+VERSION_NAME=2.8
 
 POM_URL=https://github.com/square/picasso/
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/square/picasso/