diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 314eaa7d634..be3ca10bf3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ and discussion.**
 
 People who are a little bit adventurous can also try our nightly binaries:
 
-* Linux CPU only: [Python 2](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/)) / [Python 3](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=cpu-slave/))
-* Linux GPU: [Python 2](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nigntly-matrix-linux-gpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=GPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=gpu-working/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nigntly-matrix-linux-gpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=GPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=gpu-working/)) / [Python 3](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nigntly-matrix-linux-gpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=GPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=gpu-working/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nigntly-matrix-linux-gpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=GPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=gpu-working/))
-* Mac CPU only: [Python 2](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=mac-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-py2-none-any.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=mac-slave/)) / [Python 3](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=mac-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-py3-none-any.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=mac-slave/))
+* Linux CPU only: [Python 2](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/)) / [Python 3](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=cpu-slave/))
+* Linux GPU: [Python 2](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nigntly-matrix-linux-gpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=GPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=gpu-working/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nigntly-matrix-linux-gpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=GPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=gpu-working/)) / [Python 3](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nigntly-matrix-linux-gpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=GPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=gpu-working/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nigntly-matrix-linux-gpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=GPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=gpu-working/))
+* Mac CPU only: [Python 2](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=mac-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-py2-none-any.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=mac-slave/)) / [Python 3](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=mac-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-py3-none-any.whl) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON3,label=mac-slave/))
 * [Android](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-android/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=ANDROID,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=NO_PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=android-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/bazel-out/local_linux/bin/tensorflow/examples/android/tensorflow_demo.apk) ([build history](http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-android/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=ANDROID,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=NO_PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=android-slave/))
 
 #### *Try your first TensorFlow program*
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/public/version.h b/tensorflow/core/public/version.h
index 831116c6aa0..60a203f7f37 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/public/version.h
+++ b/tensorflow/core/public/version.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #define TF_MAJOR_VERSION 0
 #define TF_MINOR_VERSION 8
-#define TF_PATCH_VERSION 0rc0
+#define TF_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
 // TF_VERSION_SUFFIX is non-empty for pre-releases (e.g. "-alpha", "-alpha.1",
 // "-beta", "-rc", "-rc.1")
diff --git a/tensorflow/g3doc/get_started/os_setup.md b/tensorflow/g3doc/get_started/os_setup.md
index 18da3bbfe5d..35a683ac600 100644
--- a/tensorflow/g3doc/get_started/os_setup.md
+++ b/tensorflow/g3doc/get_started/os_setup.md
@@ -53,28 +53,28 @@ Install TensorFlow:
 
 ```bash
 # Ubuntu/Linux 64-bit, CPU only:
-$ sudo pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+$ sudo pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Ubuntu/Linux 64-bit, GPU enabled:
-$ sudo pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+$ sudo pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Mac OS X, CPU only:
 $ sudo easy_install --upgrade six
-$ sudo pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-py2-none-any.whl
+$ sudo pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/tensorflow-0.8.0-py2-none-any.whl
 ```
 
 For python3:
 
 ```bash
 # Ubuntu/Linux 64-bit, CPU only:
-$ sudo pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl
+$ sudo pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Ubuntu/Linux 64-bit, GPU enabled:
-$ sudo pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl
+$ sudo pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Mac OS X, CPU only:
 $ sudo easy_install --upgrade six
-$ sudo pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-py3-none-any.whl
+$ sudo pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/tensorflow-0.8.0-py3-none-any.whl
 ```
 
 NOTE: If you are upgrading from a previous installation of TensorFlow < 0.7.1,
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ $ source ~/tensorflow/bin/activate.csh  # If using csh
 (tensorflow)$  # Your prompt should change
 
 # Ubuntu/Linux 64-bit, CPU only:
-(tensorflow)$ pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+(tensorflow)$ pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Ubuntu/Linux 64-bit, GPU enabled:
-(tensorflow)$ pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+(tensorflow)$ pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Mac OS X, CPU only:
-(tensorflow)$ pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-py2-none-any.whl
+(tensorflow)$ pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/tensorflow-0.8.0-py2-none-any.whl
 ```
 
 and again for python3:
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ $ source ~/tensorflow/bin/activate.csh  # If using csh
 (tensorflow)$  # Your prompt should change
 
 # Ubuntu/Linux 64-bit, CPU only:
-(tensorflow)$ pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl
+(tensorflow)$ pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Ubuntu/Linux 64-bit, GPU enabled:
-(tensorflow)$ pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl
+(tensorflow)$ pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp34-cp34m-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Mac OS X, CPU only:
-(tensorflow)$ pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-py3-none-any.whl
+(tensorflow)$ pip3 install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/tensorflow-0.8.0-py3-none-any.whl
 ```
 
 With the Virtualenv environment activated, you can now
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ code.
 * `gcr.io/tensorflow/tensorflow:latest-devel-gpu`: GPU Binary image plus source
 code.
 
-We also have tags with `latest` replaced by a released version (e.g., `0.8.0rc0-gpu`).
+We also have tags with `latest` replaced by a released version (e.g., `0.8.0-gpu`).
 
 With Docker the installation is as follows:
 
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ $ bazel build -c opt --config=cuda //tensorflow/tools/pip_package:build_pip_pack
 $ bazel-bin/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/build_pip_package /tmp/tensorflow_pkg
 
 # The name of the .whl file will depend on your platform.
-$ pip install /tmp/tensorflow_pkg/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-py2-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+$ pip install /tmp/tensorflow_pkg/tensorflow-0.8.0-py2-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 ```
 
 ## Setting up TensorFlow for Development
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/Dockerfile
index e730d945a71..bb4febad038 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN /var/gcloud/google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud components install kubectl
 # Install nightly TensorFlow pip
 # TODO(cais): Should we build it locally instead?
 RUN pip install \
-    http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+    http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Copy test files
 COPY scripts /var/tf-dist-test/scripts
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/server/Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/server/Dockerfile
index b3a69e0755d..b4ffa792991 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/server/Dockerfile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN curl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py && \
 
 # Install TensorFlow CPU version from nightly build
 RUN pip --no-cache-dir install \
-    http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+    http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Copy files, including the GRPC server binary at
 # server/grpc_tensorflow_server.py
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/server/Dockerfile.test b/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/server/Dockerfile.test
index 1dd38be5f85..b61c7346a55 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/server/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dist_test/server/Dockerfile.test
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ RUN curl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py && \
 
 # Install TensorFlow CPU version.
 RUN pip --no-cache-dir install \
-    http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0rc0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+    http://ci.tensorflow.org/view/Nightly/job/nightly-matrix-cpu/TF_BUILD_CONTAINER_TYPE=CPU,TF_BUILD_IS_OPT=OPT,TF_BUILD_IS_PIP=PIP,TF_BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=PYTHON2,label=cpu-slave/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pip_test/whl/tensorflow-0.8.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
 # Copy files, including the GRPC server binary at
 # server/grpc_tensorflow_server.py
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/docker/Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/docker/Dockerfile
index 44829f6b5ec..4333a3bf485 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ RUN pip --no-cache-dir install \
     python -m ipykernel.kernelspec
 
 # Install TensorFlow CPU version.
-ENV TENSORFLOW_VERSION 0.8.0rc0
+ENV TENSORFLOW_VERSION 0.8.0
 RUN pip --no-cache-dir install \
     http://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/cpu/tensorflow-${TENSORFLOW_VERSION}-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/docker/Dockerfile.gpu b/tensorflow/tools/docker/Dockerfile.gpu
index 1c4ae3066b0..b97c42b06b1 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/docker/Dockerfile.gpu
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/docker/Dockerfile.gpu
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ RUN pip --no-cache-dir install \
     python -m ipykernel.kernelspec
 
 # Install TensorFlow GPU version.
-ENV TENSORFLOW_VERSION 0.8.0rc0
+ENV TENSORFLOW_VERSION 0.8.0
 RUN pip --no-cache-dir install \
     http://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/linux/gpu/tensorflow-${TENSORFLOW_VERSION}-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py b/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
index f11a5d7d674..4fa918b4d39 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from setuptools import find_packages, setup, Command, Extension
 from setuptools.command.install import install as InstallCommandBase
 from setuptools.dist import Distribution
 
-_VERSION = '0.8.0rc0'
+_VERSION = '0.8.0'
 
 numpy_version = "1.8.2"
 if platform.system() == "Darwin":