diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e89b2226b..8157799113 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ find_package(gz-cmake3 REQUIRED)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX pre2)
+gz_configure_project(VERSION_SUFFIX)
 
 #============================================================================
 # Set project-specific options
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 04597a8ffc..4d7d22df7a 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Gazebo Sim 8.x
 
-### Gazebo Sim 8.X.X (20XX-XX-XX)
+### Gazebo Sim 8.0.0 (2023-09-29)
 
 1. TouchPlugin: Reset the plugin with the initial values
     * [Pull request #2132](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/2132)