diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 1435208c..1b5767ba 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = u'0.7'
+version = u'0.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'0.7.2.dev0'
+release = u'0.8.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/src/gpsea/__init__.py b/src/gpsea/__init__.py
index 8362caf0..9b79129a 100644
--- a/src/gpsea/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gpsea/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """
-GPSEA is a library for analyzing genotype-phenotype correlations in cohorts of rare disease patients.
+GPSEA is a library for finding genotype-phenotype associations.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.7.2.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"
 
 _overwrite = False
 """