diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a23a84bd9..0c5ffc193 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ allprojects {
   }
 
   group = "com.impossibl.pgjdbc-ng"
-  version = "0.9-SNAPSHOT"
+  version = "0.8.8"
 
   extra["isSnapshot"] = version.toString().endsWith("SNAPSHOT")
 
diff --git a/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/index.adoc b/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/index.adoc
index 07858f8bd..93dec5efe 100644
--- a/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/index.adoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This document contains the release notes for all {drivername} releases since 0.8
 Please refer to the <<../user-guide/index.adoc#user-guide, User Guide>> for comprehensive
 reference documentation on integrating and using {drivername}.
 
-include::release-notes-0.9.adoc[]
+include::release-notes-0.8.8.adoc[]
 
 include::release-notes-0.8.7.adoc[]
 
diff --git a/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.8.adoc b/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.8.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b2eac923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.8.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+[[release-notes-0.8.8]]
+== 0.8.8
+
+*Date of Release:* 2020-05-24
+
+*Scope:* Bug Fixes
+
+For a complete list of all _closed_ issues and pull requests for this release, consult
+the link:{projectrepo}+/milestone/10?closed=1+[0.8.8] milestone page in the PGJDBC-NG repository
+on GitHub.
+
+
+[[release-notes-0.8.8-pgjdbc-ng-driver]]
+=== PGJDBC-NG Driver
+
+==== Bug Fixes
+
+* Resolved **_driver hang_** when certain prepared queries are open during a hard database restart.
+* Resolved **_driver hang_** when rolling back to a savepoint when certain prepared queries are open.
+* Resolved **_null pointer exception_** during rollback when certain prepared queries are open.
+* Resolved regression when using `CallableStatement` as a simple `PreparedStatement`.
+
+==== Deprecations and Breaking Changes
+
+None
+
+==== New Features and Improvements
+
+None
+
+[[release-notes-0.8.8-pgjdbc-ng-udt]]
+=== PGJDBC-NG UDT Generator
+
+==== Bug Fixes
+
+None
+
+==== Deprecations and Breaking Changes
+
+None
+
+==== New Features and Improvements
+
+None
+
+
+[[release-notes-0.8.8-pgjdbc-ng-spy]]
+=== PGJDBC-NG Spy
+
+==== Bug Fixes
+
+None
+
+==== Deprecations and Breaking Changes
+
+None
+
+==== New Features and Improvements
+
+None
+
diff --git a/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.adoc b/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.adoc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3218b5814..000000000
--- a/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/release-notes/release-notes-0.9.adoc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-[[release-notes-0.9]]
-== 0.9
-
-*Date of Release:* ❓
-
-*Scope:* ❓
-
-For a complete list of all _closed_ issues and pull requests for this release, consult
-the link:{projectrepo}+/milestone/2?closed=1+[0.9] milestone page in the PGJDBC-NG repository
-on GitHub.
-
-
-[[release-notes-0.9-pgjdbc-ng-driver]]
-=== PGJDBC-NG Driver
-
-==== Bug Fixes
-
-* ❓
-
-==== Deprecations and Breaking Changes
-
-* ❓
-
-==== New Features and Improvements
-
-* Batch executions use pipelined requests to increase performance by as much as 70%
-* PostgreSQL COPY FROM/TO support
-
-[[release-notes-0.9-pgjdbc-ng-udt]]
-=== PGJDBC-NG UDT Generator
-
-==== Bug Fixes
-
-* ❓
-
-==== Deprecations and Breaking Changes
-
-* ❓
-
-==== New Features and Improvements
-
-* ❓
-
-
-[[release-notes-0.9-pgjdbc-ng-spy]]
-=== PGJDBC-NG Spy
-
-==== Bug Fixes
-
-* ❓
-
-==== Deprecations and Breaking Changes
-
-* ❓
-
-==== New Features and Improvements
-
-* ❓
-