diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CHANGES
+=======
+
+0.8 (2014-04-04)
+------------------
+
+- Initial release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "armstrong.apps.embeds",
-    "version": "0.1alpha.0",
+    "version": "0.8",
     "description": "Provides a way to store, relate to, extract metadata and embed content from external URLs via a modular backend system",
     "install_requires": [
         "django-extensions>=1.0.3",