diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 47a09c13..8ee7fcdb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group=io.ballerina.stdlib
-version=1.8.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.8.0
 
 puppycrawlCheckstyleVersion=8.18
 oracleDBDriverVersion=12.2.0.1