diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/windows/version.h b/compiler/cpp/src/windows/version.h
index fab932f..90d1c50 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/windows/version.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/windows/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define PATH_MAX MAX_PATH
-#define THRIFT_VERSION "0.8.0-dev"
+#define THRIFT_VERSION "0.8.0"
 
 #ifndef S_ISDIR
 #define S_ISDIR(mode)  (((mode) & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 82ca641..37b24ac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.65)
 
-AC_INIT([thrift], [0.8.0-dev])
+AC_INIT([thrift], [0.8.0])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
 
diff --git a/contrib/debian/changelog b/contrib/debian/changelog
index c37685a..f741a1f 100644
--- a/contrib/debian/changelog
+++ b/contrib/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+thrift (0.8.0) stable; urgency=low
+
+  * update to 0.8.0
+
+ -- Jake Farrell <jfarrell@apache.org> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:00:00 -0500
+
 thrift (0.7.0) stable; urgency=low
 
   * update to 0.7.0
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/windows/config.h b/lib/cpp/src/windows/config.h
index 6116caa..89a39b2 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/windows/config.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/windows/config.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #pragma warning(disable: 4996) // Depreciated posix name.
 #pragma warning(disable: 4250) // Inherits via dominance.
 
-#define VERSION "0.8.0-dev"
+#define VERSION "0.8.0"
 #define HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY 1
 #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
 
diff --git a/lib/csharp/ThriftMSBuildTask/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/lib/csharp/ThriftMSBuildTask/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 8769f1a..4107e4d 100644
--- a/lib/csharp/ThriftMSBuildTask/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/lib/csharp/ThriftMSBuildTask/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.8.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.8.0.*")]
diff --git a/lib/csharp/src/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/lib/csharp/src/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 9c6ecdd..a37fe6e 100755
--- a/lib/csharp/src/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/lib/csharp/src/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.7.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.7.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.8.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.8.0.*")]
diff --git a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
index dceb256..a84f0ea 100644
--- a/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
+++ b/lib/delphi/src/Thrift.pas
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   SysUtils, Thrift.Protocol;
 
 const
-  Version = '0.8.0-dev';
+  Version = '0.8.0';
 
 type
   IProcessor = interface
diff --git a/lib/hs/Thrift.cabal b/lib/hs/Thrift.cabal
index 3e7418b..ca35c5c 100644
--- a/lib/hs/Thrift.cabal
+++ b/lib/hs/Thrift.cabal
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 --
 
 Name:           thrift
-Version:        0.8.0-dev
+Version:        0.8.0
 Cabal-Version:  >= 1.4
 License:        OtherLicense
 Category:       Foreign
diff --git a/lib/java/build.properties b/lib/java/build.properties
index 0d372b3..e1869ad 100644
--- a/lib/java/build.properties
+++ b/lib/java/build.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 thrift.version=0.8.0
+release=true
 thrift.groupid=org.apache.thrift
 
 # Jar Versions 
diff --git a/lib/js/thrift.js b/lib/js/thrift.js
index d1c9adf..6d9dcec 100644
--- a/lib/js/thrift.js
+++ b/lib/js/thrift.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 var Thrift = {
-    Version: '0.8.0-dev',
+    Version: '0.8.0',
 /*
     Description: 'JavaScript bindings for the Apache Thrift RPC system',
     License: 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0',
diff --git a/lib/nodejs/package.json b/lib/nodejs/package.json
index e378d2d..8af1622 100644
--- a/lib/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/lib/nodejs/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     { "type" : "svn",
       "url" : "http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/thrift/trunk/"
     },
-  "version": "0.8.0-dev",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "author":
     { "name": "Apache Thrift Developers",
       "email": "dev@thrift.apache.org",
diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
index 1863d3e..c736d16 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift.pm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-our $VERSION = '0.8.0-dev';
+our $VERSION = '0.8.0';
 
 require 5.6.0;
 use strict;
diff --git a/lib/py/setup.py b/lib/py/setup.py
index 5870cd0..dab35bf 100644
--- a/lib/py/setup.py
+++ b/lib/py/setup.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         extensions = dict()
         
     setup(name = 'thrift',
-        version = '0.8.0-dev',
+        version = '0.8.0',
         description = 'Python bindings for the Apache Thrift RPC system',
         author = ['Thrift Developers'],
         author_email = ['dev@thrift.apache.org'],
diff --git a/lib/rb/thrift.gemspec b/lib/rb/thrift.gemspec
index 90d1bf8..992791e 100644
--- a/lib/rb/thrift.gemspec
+++ b/lib/rb/thrift.gemspec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'thrift'
-  s.version     = '0.8.0.1'
+  s.version     = '0.8.0'
   s.authors     = ['Thrift Developers']
   s.email       = ['dev@thrift.apache.org']
   s.homepage    = 'http://thrift.apache.org'