diff --git a/build.moxie b/build.moxie
index e69c08ab6..e1dbdd578 100644
--- a/build.moxie
+++ b/build.moxie
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ name: Gitblit
 description: pure Java Git solution
 groupId: com.gitblit
 artifactId: gitblit
-version: 1.8.0-SNAPSHOT
+version: 1.8.0
 inceptionYear: 2011
 
 # Current stable release
-releaseVersion: 1.7.1
-releaseDate: 2015-11-23
+releaseVersion: 1.8.0
+releaseDate: 2016-06-22
 
 # Project urls
 url: 'http://gitblit.com'
diff --git a/releases.moxie b/releases.moxie
index 778d7539d..554028a42 100644
--- a/releases.moxie
+++ b/releases.moxie
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #
-# ${project.version} release
+# 1.8.0 release
 #
 r29: {
-    title: ${project.name} ${project.version} released
-    id: ${project.version}
-    date: ${project.buildDate}
+    title: Gitblit 1.8.0 released
+    id: 1.8.0
+    date: 2016-06-22
     note: ~
     html: ~
     text: ~
@@ -1832,6 +1832,6 @@ r1: {
 	- James Moger
 }
 
-snapshot: &r29
-release: &r28
-releases: &r[1..28]
+snapshot: ~
+release: &r29
+releases: &r[1..29]