diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e4533d5b0..1500c9ffa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ find_package(gz-cmake3 REQUIRED)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX pre2)
+gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX)
 
 #============================================================================
 # Set project-specific options
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index ad6c02c7b..0c6a42cb8 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Gazebo GUI 8
 
-### Gazebo GUI 8.0.0 (202X-XX-XX)
+### Gazebo GUI 8.0.0 (2023-09-29)
 
 1. Use fully-qualified message names to avoid deprecation warning
     * [Pull request #575](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-gui/pull/575)