diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 0eb185d5955..ec6574a41d9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Release 8.0.0 (in development)
-==============================
+Release 8.0.0 (released Jul 29, 2024)
+=====================================
 
 Dependencies
 ------------
@@ -91,15 +91,6 @@ Deprecated
   or :py:class:`~pathlib.Path`'s methods to work with path objects.
   Patch by Adam Turner.
 
-Features added
---------------
-
-Bugs fixed
-----------
-
-Testing
--------
-
 Release 7.4.7 (released Jul 20, 2024)
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index 1db3f645586..c95734fb2ca 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 1.2
 #:    Before version 1.2, check the string ``sphinx.__version__``.
-version_info = (8, 0, 0, 'candidate', 2)
+version_info = (8, 0, 0, 'final', 0)
 
 package_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
-_in_development = True
+_in_development = False
 if _in_development:
     # Only import subprocess if needed
     import subprocess