diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index aed656182..b97fc0355 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2.8.0.dev (compared to 2.7.X)
+2.8.0
 -----------------------------
 
 - new ``--lf`` and ``-ff`` options to run only the last failing tests or
diff --git a/_pytest/__init__.py b/_pytest/__init__.py
index 902ecb382..e1978cb35 100644
--- a/_pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/_pytest/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '2.8.0.dev6'
+__version__ = '2.8.0'