diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index af8cd7c2..0f4f1595 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-libva-utils NEWS -- summary of changes.  2017-03-xx
+libva-utils NEWS -- summary of changes.  2017-03-31
 Copyright (C) 2009-2017 Intel Corporation
 
-Version 1.8.0 - dd.Mar.2017
+Version 1.8.0 - 31.Mar.2017
 * First release of libva-utils as a separate project
 * Follows libva release versioning
 * Contains all the utilities and tests for libva API
 * dynamically links to libva
 * building system clean ups
 * test suite included using GoogleTestFramework
-
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 50a44985..06828d97 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 m4_define([libva_utils_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([libva_utils_minor_version], [8])
 m4_define([libva_utils_micro_version], [0])
-m4_define([libva_utils_pre_version],   [3])
+m4_define([libva_utils_pre_version],   [0])
 
 m4_define([libva_utils_version],
           [libva_utils_major_version.libva_utils_minor_version.libva_utils_micro_version])