diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index de5afd8..7611bbc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.64)
 AC_INIT([mtbl],
-        [0.8.0-pre],
+        [0.8.0],
         [https://github.com/farsightsec/mtbl/issues],
         [mtbl],
         [https://github.com/farsightsec/mtbl])