diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3b45f47..6d86265 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -25,16 +25,7 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
-Version 1.0.0a7 (release 2016-09-22)
-------------------------------------
-
-- Detects encoding of zipped filenames before attempting to preview.
-- Handles a wider variety of files than Python's csv module can't
-  support (e.g. unsupported Unicode characters and encodings).
-- Properly handles invalid zipfiles.
-
-
-Version 1.0.0a6 (release 2016-09-13)
+Version 1.0.0a8 (release 2016-09-23)
 ------------------------------------
 
 - Initial public release.
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.rst b/RELEASE-NOTES.rst
index 65dbfec..501cd23 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.rst
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ============================
- Invenio-Previewer v1.0.0a7
+ Invenio-Previewer v1.0.0a8
 ============================
 
-Invenio-Previewer v1.0.0a7 was released on September 22, 2016.
+Invenio-Previewer v1.0.0a8 was released on September 23, 2016.
 
 About
 -----
@@ -11,23 +11,15 @@ Invenio module for previewing files.
 
 *This is an experimental developer preview release.*
 
-Improved features
------------------
-
-- Detects encoding of zipped filenames before attempting to preview.
-- Handles a wider variety of files than Python's csv module can't
-  support (e.g. unsupported Unicode characters and encodings).
-
-Bug fixes
----------
-
-- Properly handles invalid zipfiles.
+What's new
+----------
 
+- Initial public release.
 
 Installation
 ------------
 
-   $ pip install invenio-previewer==1.0.0a7
+   $ pip install invenio-previewer==1.0.0a8
 
 Documentation
 -------------
diff --git a/invenio_previewer/version.py b/invenio_previewer/version.py
index 937f277..ff0ecde 100644
--- a/invenio_previewer/version.py
+++ b/invenio_previewer/version.py
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0a8.dev20160922"
+__version__ = "1.0.0a8"