diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index d816f116..deda473a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.8.0dev
+current_version = 2.8.0
 commit = True
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ values =
 	alpha
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.cfg]
+
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 86cf2b4b..6e8ec06b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = sdss-marvin
-version = 2.8.0dev
+version = 2.8.0
 author = The Marvin Developers
 author_email = havok2063@hotmail.com
 description = Toolsuite for dealing with the MaNGA dataset