diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1ce1101..d473e7c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "common-tags",
-  "version": "1.8.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 071ab4b..ecd224d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "common-tags",
   "description": "a few common utility template tags for ES2015",
-  "version": "1.8.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "author": "Declan de Wet <declandewet@me.com>",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "http://github.com/declandewet/common-tags/issues"