diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d42aae8e..8c9a34227 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-1.8.0-RC / 2024-13-10
+1.8.0 / 2025-01-06
+==================
+
+This release contains all of the changes from 1.8.0-RC. Kotlin 2.1.0 is used as a default, while upcoming 2.1.10 is also supported.
+Also added small bugfixes, including speedup of ProtoWireType.from (#2879).
+
+1.8.0-RC / 2024-12-10
 ==================
 
 This is a release candidate for the next version. It is based on Kotlin 2.1.0 and includes a few new features, as well
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 583cb340e..c22bd65a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 [![GitHub license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20License%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat)](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 [![TeamCity build](https://img.shields.io/teamcity/http/teamcity.jetbrains.com/s/KotlinTools_KotlinxSerialization_Ko.svg)](https://teamcity.jetbrains.com/viewType.html?buildTypeId=KotlinTools_KotlinxSerialization_Ko&guest=1)
 [![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-2.1.0-blue.svg?logo=kotlin)](http://kotlinlang.org)
-[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.jetbrains.kotlinx/kotlinx-serialization-core/1.8.0-RC)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.jetbrains.kotlinx/kotlinx-serialization-core/1.8.0-RC)
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.jetbrains.kotlinx/kotlinx-serialization-core/1.8.0)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.jetbrains.kotlinx/kotlinx-serialization-core/1.8.0)
 [![KDoc link](https://img.shields.io/badge/API_reference-KDoc-blue)](https://kotlinlang.org/api/kotlinx.serialization/)
 [![Slack channel](https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-slack-blue.svg?logo=slack)](https://kotlinlang.slack.com/messages/serialization/)
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.8.0-RC")
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.8.0")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.8.0-RC"
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.8.0"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Ensure the proper version of Kotlin and serialization version:
 ```xml
 <properties>
     <kotlin.version>2.1.0</kotlin.version>
-    <serialization.version>1.8.0-RC</serialization.version>
+    <serialization.version>1.8.0</serialization.version>
 </properties>
 ```