diff --git a/compose/__init__.py b/compose/__init__.py
index f9f0e6a6ef..c550f990ca 100644
--- a/compose/__init__.py
+++ b/compose/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '1.8.0-rc3'
+__version__ = '1.8.0'
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index 2099b71c15..bb7f07b3d1 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ which the release page specifies, in your terminal.
 
      The following is an example command illustrating the format:
 
-        curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.8.0-rc3/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+        curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.8.0/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
      If you have problems installing with `curl`, see
      [Alternative Install Options](#alternative-install-options).
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ which the release page specifies, in your terminal.
 7. Test the installation.
 
         $ docker-compose --version
-        docker-compose version: 1.8.0-rc3
+        docker-compose version: 1.8.0
 
 
 ## Alternative install options
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ to get started.
 Compose can also be run inside a container, from a small bash script wrapper.
 To install compose as a container run:
 
-    $ curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.8.0-rc3/run.sh > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+    $ curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.8.0/run.sh > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
     $ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
 ## Master builds
diff --git a/script/run/run.sh b/script/run/run.sh
index c2c01db627..6205747af6 100755
--- a/script/run/run.sh
+++ b/script/run/run.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-VERSION="1.8.0-rc3"
+VERSION="1.8.0"
 IMAGE="docker/compose:$VERSION"