diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc203496..57f7e0bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@ 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/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [8.0.0] - 2024-01-29
+
 ### Changed
+- `Strelka2` retry triggered by error code `1`
 - Pass reference index to `SomaticSniper` processes
+- Use external `indexFile` function
+- Update submodules
 - Update GATK `v4.4.0.0` to `v4.5.0.0`
+- add `F8.config`
 
 ## [8.0.0-rc.1] - 2023-12-13
 
 ### Changed
-- `Strelka2` retry triggered by error code `1`
-- Use external `indexFile` function
-- Update submodules
 - Sample names sanitized for all output
 - Sample names parsed from input BAMs
 - Update `MuSE` to `v2.0.4`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d54580d..6c9f94c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ pipeline-call-sSNV is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2. S
 
 This pipeline performs somatic SNV calling on a pair of normal/tumor BAMs, utilizing SomaticSniper, Strelka2, Mutect2 and MuSE.
 
-Copyright (C) 2020-2023 University of California Los Angeles ("Boutros Lab") All rights reserved.
+Copyright (C) 2020-2024 University of California Los Angeles ("Boutros Lab") All rights reserved.
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index ae8c6a9b..13d0d8db 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ manifest {
     nextflowVersion = '>=20.07.1'
     author = 'Yuan Zhe (Caden) Bugh, Mao Tian, Sorel Fitz-Gibbon'
     homePage = 'https://github.com/uclahs-cds/pipeline-call-sSNV'
-    version = '8.0.0-rc.1'
+    version = '8.0.0'
     name = 'call-sSNV'
 }