diff --git a/api/releases/v1.8.0-rc.toml b/api/releases/v1.8.0.toml
similarity index 95%
rename from api/releases/v1.8.0-rc.toml
rename to api/releases/v1.8.0.toml
index 9bf4acd12..ad3d12c83 100644
--- a/api/releases/v1.8.0-rc.toml
+++ b/api/releases/v1.8.0.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ignore_deps = [ "github.com/containerd/containerd" ]
 # previous release
 previous = "v1.7.0"
 
-pre_release = true
+pre_release = false
 
 preface = """\
 The first dedicated release for the containerd API. This release continues the 1.x