diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0c43b2013b..fc7a1ba0f5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tantivy"
-version = "0.8.0-dev"
+version = "0.8.0"
 authors = ["Paul Masurel <paul.masurel@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 categories = ["database-implementations", "data-structures"]