diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6685ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Change log
+==========
+
+2.8.0
+-----
+
+First public release.
diff --git a/pyqode/rst/__init__.py b/pyqode/rst/__init__.py
index 6c8f6c2..af73053 100644
--- a/pyqode/rst/__init__.py
+++ b/pyqode/rst/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 """
 
 
-__version__ = '2.8.0.dev'
+__version__ = '2.8.0'