diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0defad0fe..acc9c7ca4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set(GZ_CMAKE_VER ${gz-cmake3_VERSION_MAJOR})
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX pre3)
+gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX)
 
 #============================================================================
 # Set project-specific options
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 99ed86a0a..1c52eba54 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Gazebo Rendering 8.X
 
-### Gazebo Rendering 8.0.0 (202X-XX-XX)
+### Gazebo Rendering 8.0.0 (2023-09-29)
 
 1. Remove gazebo scene viewer example
     * [Pull request #915](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-rendering/pull/915)