diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 17940fa556..b1ff334140 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.iota</groupId>
     <artifactId>iri</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-RELEASE</version>
     <name>IRI</name>
     <description>IOTA Reference Implementation</description>