diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e2b5f709a..67e384935 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #     cmake --build build
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
-project(avrdude VERSION 7.3 LANGUAGES C)
+project(avrdude VERSION 8.0 LANGUAGES C)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8dfd9f04b..02bb72396 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Approximate change log for AVRDUDE by version.
 (For detailed changes, see the version control system logs.)
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Changes since version 7.3:
+Changes in version 8.0:
 
   * Major changes compared to the previous version:
 
diff --git a/avrdude.pdf b/avrdude.pdf
index 7e18efc3d..0232f773b 100644
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