diff --git a/lentil/__init__.py b/lentil/__init__.py
index c28abc4..07ba948 100644
--- a/lentil/__init__.py
+++ b/lentil/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Lentil
 # Heart-healthy physical optics
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021, California Institute of Technology ("Caltech"). U.S.
-# Government sponsorship acknowledged.
-__version__ = '0.8.0-dev'
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024, California Institute of Technology ("Caltech"). 
+# U.S. Government sponsorship acknowledged.
+
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
 
 from lentil.ptype import ptype