diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91d2a4d4..da403217 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.8.0] - 2021-05-07
 * Terminal compatibility: pass vttest 8 (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/461)
 * Add a Manpage (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/455)
 * Code infrastructure changes to support the upcoming session detach (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/223)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b1fbaf3e..f499d1b8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zellij"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term 0.12.1",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f59b1e8b..df9b199d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zellij"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 authors = ["Aram Drevekenin <aram@poor.dev>"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "A terminal workspace with batteries included"