diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 6a7ec64..3001924 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 History
 -------
 
-2.8.0
+2.8.0 (2025-07-25)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
 * Python 3.14 is now officially supported, including binary wheels.
diff --git a/maxminddb/__init__.py b/maxminddb/__init__.py
index 4532f6f..e31e6cd 100644
--- a/maxminddb/__init__.py
+++ b/maxminddb/__init__.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def open_database(
 
 
 __title__ = "maxminddb"
-__version__ = "2.7.0"
+__version__ = "2.8.0"
 __author__ = "Gregory Oschwald"
 __license__ = "Apache License, Version 2.0"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2013-2025 MaxMind, Inc."
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4e5a21e..948f6c0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "maxminddb"
-version = "2.7.0"
+version = "2.8.0"
 description = "Reader for the MaxMind DB format"
 authors = [
     {name = "Gregory Oschwald", email = "goschwald@maxmind.com"},