diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54c4b449d..ff4404d10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.8
+
+* New: Allow multiple authors for each Liveblog entry
+* New: Entries no longer have to have an author
+* New: Share entries with entry-specific permalinks
+* New: Media library integration in the entry editor
+* New: Edit entry HTML within the editor
+* Fixed: Bug with some installs using the correct REST API base URL
+* Fixed: Various coding standards issues
+
+props [jasonagnew](https://github.com/), [liam-defty](https://github.com/liam-defty), [paulschreiber](https://github.com/paulschreiber), [philipjohn](https://github.com/philipjohn), [sboisvert](https://github.com/sboisvert)
+
 ## 1.7.1
 
 * Fix bug with REST endpoints in Multisite (props justnorris)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e4dc30c1..52f1df277 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 * Contributors: [automattic](http://profiles.wordpress.org/automattic), [nbachiyski](http://profiles.wordpress.org/nbachiyski), [batmoo](http://profiles.wordpress.org/batmoo), [johnjamesjacoby](http://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby), [philipjohn](http://profiles.wordpress.org/philipjohn)
 * Tags: liveblog
 * Requires at least: 4.4
-* Tested up to: 4.9.1
-* Stable tag: 1.7.1
+* Tested up to: 4.9.5
+* Stable tag: 1.8.0
 * License: GPLv2 or later
 * License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
diff --git a/liveblog.php b/liveblog.php
index 47b8a7546..9d084eb28 100644
--- a/liveblog.php
+++ b/liveblog.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Liveblog
  * Plugin URI: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/liveblog/
  * Description: Blogging: at the speed of live.
- * Version:     1.7.1
+ * Version:     1.8.0
  * Author:      WordPress.com VIP, Automattic
  * Author URI: http://vip.wordpress.com/
  * Text Domain: liveblog
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 final class WPCOM_Liveblog {
 
 	/** Constants *************************************************************/
-	const version          			= '1.7.1';
+	const version          			= '1.8.0';
 	const rewrites_version 			= 1;
 	const min_wp_version   			= '4.4';
 	const min_wp_rest_api_version 	= '4.4';
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index adf63809a..728e42d05 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Contributors: automattic, nbachiyski, batmoo, johnjamesjacoby
 Tags: liveblog
 Requires at least: 4.4
-Tested up to: 4.9.1
-Stable tag: 1.7.1
+Tested up to: 4.9.5
+Stable tag: 1.8.0
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html