diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6d50a2c..bff1886 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ CHANGELOG
    :depth: 1
    :backlinks: top
 
+0.8.0
+======
+**(2023-07-23)**
+
+Breaking Change
+----------------
+Python 2 hosts are no longer supported. For NeoVim, 3.7 or later is required.
+
+Changed
+-------
+- the ``:CPYwrite`` command will try to add an ``@author`` tag to
+  existing JavaDoc comments above the main class in Java files
+- comment headers in Pascal files are now enclosed by ``(*...*)``
+
+Added
+-----
+- new option, ``g:cpywrite#java#add_class_doc``, to (dis/en)able adding
+  the ``@author`` tag to JavaDoc comments
+
 0.7.0
 ======
 **(2022-01-10)**
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6cc18e1..140c4fd 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ Options
 |                                  | in all modes.                                 |
 |                                  | Default: ``0``                                |
 +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| ``g:cpywrite#java#add_class_doc``| When set to a non-zero value, ``:CPYwrite``   |
+|                                  | will try to insert an appropriate ``@author`` |
+|                                  | tag into an existing JavaDoc comment above    |
+|                                  | the main class definition.                    |
+|                                  | Default: ``1`` (file type must be ``java``)   |
++----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
 
 .. _`0.7.0`: https://github.com/rdipardo/vim-cpywrite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst#changes-in-070
 
diff --git a/plugin/cpywrite.vim b/plugin/cpywrite.vim
index 0225610..693b851 100644
--- a/plugin/cpywrite.vim
+++ b/plugin/cpywrite.vim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 if get(g:, 'loaded_cpywrite') | finish | endif
 let g:loaded_cpywrite = 1
 
-let g:cpywrite#version = '0.8.0-pre'
+let g:cpywrite#version = '0.8.0'
 
 if empty(get(g:, 'cpywrite#default_license', ''))
     let g:cpywrite#default_license = 'Apache-2.0'
diff --git a/rplugin/python3/cpywrite/__init__.py b/rplugin/python3/cpywrite/__init__.py
index 14f2b86..bc3518e 100644
--- a/rplugin/python3/cpywrite/__init__.py
+++ b/rplugin/python3/cpywrite/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                      ```````
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.8.0-pre'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
 __authors__ = ['Robert Di Pardo']
 __url__ = 'https://github.com/rdipardo/vim-cpywrite'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 1c22c69..a3df0a6 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0-pre
+0.8.0