diff --git a/docs/_templates/topbar/launchbuttons.html b/docs/_templates/topbar/launchbuttons.html
index 5174db647..e1997cef0 100644
--- a/docs/_templates/topbar/launchbuttons.html
+++ b/docs/_templates/topbar/launchbuttons.html
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
         <a class="dropdown-buttons"
             href="https://scipp.github.io/ess"><button type="button"
                 class="btn btn-secondary topbarbtn">latest</button></a>
+        <a class="dropdown-buttons"
+            href="https://scipp.github.io/ess/release/0.8.0"><button type="button"
+                class="btn btn-secondary topbarbtn">v0.8</button></a>
         <a class="dropdown-buttons"
             href="https://scipp.github.io/ess/release/0.7.1"><button type="button"
                 class="btn btn-secondary topbarbtn">v0.7</button></a>
diff --git a/docs/about/release-notes.rst b/docs/about/release-notes.rst
index 951e8ff75..8304f70b9 100644
--- a/docs/about/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/about/release-notes.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,25 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+v0.8.0 (August 2022)
+--------------------
+
+See full changelog `here <https://github.com/scipp/ess/releases/tag/0.8.0>`_.
+
+Features
+~~~~~~~~
+
+* Made ``ess`` compatible with ``scippneutron=0.8`` `#136 <https://github.com/scipp/ess/pull/136>`_.
+* Now catching Mantid output in the logger `#134 <https://github.com/scipp/ess/pull/134>`_.
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Simon Heybrock :sup:`a`\ ,
+Neil Vaytet :sup:`a`\ ,
+and Jan-Lukas Wynen :sup:`a`
+
+
 v0.7.1 (June 2022)
 ------------------