diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index d5decd4c..04a820bb 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "mache" %}
-{% set version = "1.8.0rc2" %}
+{% set version = "1.8.0" %}
 
 package:
   name: {{ name|lower }}
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3ba042a5..020e0ed5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = mache
-version = 1.8.0rc2
+version = 1.8.0
 author = Xylar Asay-Davis
 author_email = xylar@lanl.gov
 description = A package for providing configuration data relate to E3SM supported machines