diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9803064343..bbd1eeb071 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ addons:
       - binutils-dev
 
 rust:
-  - 1.2.0  # Oldest supported version
-  - 1.7.0
-  - 1.8.0
+  - 1.7.0  # Oldest supported version
   - stable
   - beta
   - nightly
@@ -48,12 +46,6 @@ matrix:
     - os: osx
       env: ARCH=i686
       rust: stable
-    - os: osx
-      env: ARCH=x86_64
-      rust: 1.2.0
-    - os: osx
-      env: ARCH=i686
-      rust: 1.2.0
     # Docker builds for other targets
     - os: linux
       env: TARGET=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu DOCKER_IMAGE=posborne/rust-cross:arm
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 56d4828fed..a6f5b0feea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   ([#410](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/410))
 
 ### Changed
+- The minimum supported version of rustc is now 1.7.0.
+  ([#444](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/444))
 - Changed `KEvent` to an opaque structure that may only be modified by its
   constructor and the `ev_set` method.
   ([#415](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/415))
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9302181c9a..73d6d559c2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 name        = "nix"
 description = "Rust friendly bindings to *nix APIs"
-version     = "0.7.1-pre"
-authors     = ["Carl Lerche <me@carllerche.com>"]
+version     = "0.8.0-pre"
+authors     = ["The nix-rust Project Developers"]
 homepage    = "https://github.com/nix-rust/nix"
 repository  = "https://github.com/nix-rust/nix"
 license     = "MIT"