diff --git a/core/constant_inc.php b/core/constant_inc.php
index c4f2ef8c65..d82601fafe 100644
--- a/core/constant_inc.php
+++ b/core/constant_inc.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 /**
  * Mantis Version
  */
-define( 'MANTIS_VERSION', '2.8.0-dev' );
+define( 'MANTIS_VERSION', '2.8.0' );
 define( 'FILTER_VERSION', 'v9' );
 
 # --- constants -------------------
diff --git a/doc/CREDITS b/doc/CREDITS
index 169b38b1e9..f914d4a5ad 100644
--- a/doc/CREDITS
+++ b/doc/CREDITS
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ John Reese
 Carlos Proensa
 Rafik Robeal
 Jeroen Latour
-Siebrand Mazeland
 Roland Becker
+Siebrand Mazeland
 Robert Munteanu
 Gianluca Sforna
 André Eisenbach
@@ -87,119 +87,122 @@ Kirill Krasnov
 Bob Le Bricodeur
 ryandesign
 rufinus
+Rasmus Lerdorf
 jhuggins
 David Newcomb
-Rasmus Lerdorf
 yarick123
-robertjf
 jotel
-Luke Lee
+robertjf
 Frank Rodgers
-planser
+Luke Lee
+davidu
 Chris Fitch
 Johan Guilbaud
-davidu
 Tamás Gulácsi
-myplacedk
-Franck Villaume
+planser
 Matej Habrnal
 Véronique Maginot
-smhanson
 vwegert
+Franck Villaume
+smhanson
+myplacedk
 Vincent Sels
-Stefan Pettersson
 Daniel Tschinder
 atrol
-Giovanni Giacobbi
-Martin Schleußer
+Stefan Pettersson
 cyclespersecond
 Stéphane Veyret
-scoates
-Dominik Blunk
-torija
 Val Kulkov
 Jim Hanley
-Christian Weiske
+Martin Schleußer
+Giovanni Giacobbi
+Betsy Gamrat
+scoates
+torija
+Dominik Blunk
+Matt McCutchen
+jeckyhl
 puklos
-Dan Moore
-Markus Schneider
+Manilal
+elmarculino
 Alexander Menk
 Alexander Ishmuradov
-Justin Theberge
 Tarik Sedlarevic
-Matt McCutchen
-libregeek
-luzpaz
+Romain CABASSOT
+Justin Theberge
 Sebastian Limbach
+Markus Schneider
+luzpaz
+Christian Weiske
 mfoXen
-jeckyhl
-Romain CABASSOT
-Manilal
-Ryan Rafe Lee
-SL-Gundam
-Saga Musix
-Sebastian Kayser
-Sergio Del Franco
-Edward Rudd
-The Gitter Badger
-Todd Whitesel
-Dmitriy V Kuranov
-Dawit Ayalew
-watergad
-David W. Juntgen
-cheesecracker
-cybd
-davethegr8
-Daniel N
-dwethell
-elmarculino
-epenet
-gcompagnon
+libregeek
+Dan Moore
 greenius
-Brian Wrightson
-Bob Clough
 mbaranski
-Bill Stidham
 naveenbali
 petertc
-Benjamin Renard
-Andreas Stieger
-Andreas Schopper
-Allan Brazute
-Alexander Maringer
 spidgorny
 tfromm
-Karl Wiggisser
-José D. Grieco
+Alexander Maringer
+wapznw
+watergad
+Dmitriy V Kuranov
+Edward Rudd
+Florent Daigniere
+Dawit Ayalew
+David W. Juntgen
+Gulacsi Tamas
+Heiko Schneider-Lange
+Henning Eiben
+Ian MacKenzie
+Jacky Alcine
+Jacob Hoover
+Jadran Josimovic
+Jeremy Vriens
+Daniel N
 Jonas Nockert
+José D. Grieco
+Karl Wiggisser
 Larry Lewis
 Laszlo Kovacs
 LeoZandvliet
-Jeremy Vriens
-Jacob Hoover
+Brian Wrightson
 MS-Astra
-Jacky Alcine
 Marcin Kłeczek
 Marco Dings
 Marco Ribeiro
 Martin Dennhardt
-Ian MacKenzie
-wapznw
 MatthieuR
 Michael Lorer
 Michael Weibel
 Murray Crane
 Olivier Mengué
 Patrick Massot
-Henning Eiben
+Bob Clough
 Peter Dave Hello
 Pier-Luc Duchaine
-Heiko Schneider-Lange
-Gulacsi Tamas
+Bill Stidham
 Raul Baldner junior
 Raymond van Asperen
-Florent Daigniere
+Benjamin Renard
 Ross Nelson
+Ryan Rafe Lee
+SL-Gundam
+Saga Musix
+Sebastian Kayser
+Sergei Kuznetcov
+Sergio Del Franco
+Andreas Stieger
+The Gitter Badger
+Todd Whitesel
+Andreas Schopper
+Allan Brazute
+cheesecracker
+cybd
+davethegr8
+dwethell
+epenet
+gcompagnon
 Adrian Spinei
 
 Other Contributors
diff --git a/docbook/Admin_Guide/en-US/Revision_History.xml b/docbook/Admin_Guide/en-US/Revision_History.xml
index d1d2a1ff5e..382ec3bc7f 100644
--- a/docbook/Admin_Guide/en-US/Revision_History.xml
+++ b/docbook/Admin_Guide/en-US/Revision_History.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
 	<title>Revision History</title>
 	<simpara>
 		<revhistory>
+			<revision>
+				<revnumber>2.8-0</revnumber>
+				<date>Sat Oct 28 2017</date>
+				<author>
+					<firstname>Victor</firstname>
+					<surname>Boctor</surname>
+					<email>vboctor@mantisbt.org</email>
+				</author>
+				<revdescription>
+					<simplelist>
+						<member>Release 2.8.0</member>
+					</simplelist>
+				</revdescription>
+			</revision>
 			<revision>
 				<revnumber>2.7-0</revnumber>
 				<date>Sun Oct 8 2017</date>
diff --git a/docbook/Developers_Guide/en-US/Revision_History.xml b/docbook/Developers_Guide/en-US/Revision_History.xml
index b351f55698..dea8a9ee08 100644
--- a/docbook/Developers_Guide/en-US/Revision_History.xml
+++ b/docbook/Developers_Guide/en-US/Revision_History.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@
 	<title>Revision History</title>
 	<simpara>
 		<revhistory>
+			<revision>
+				<revnumber>2.8-0</revnumber>
+				<date>Sat Oct 28 2017</date>
+				<author>
+					<firstname>Victor</firstname>
+					<surname>Boctor</surname>
+					<email>vboctor@mantisbt.org</email>
+				</author>
+				<revdescription>
+					<simplelist>
+						<member>Release 2.8.0</member>
+					</simplelist>
+				</revdescription>
+			</revision>
 			<revision>
 				<revnumber>2.7-0</revnumber>
 				<date>Sun Oct 8 2017</date>