diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1dafc46..f942917 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ this file is about the package, whose version moves independently.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.8.0
+
 - **Breaking: a course's `agency` is OPTIONAL.** §6.17 of
   [the specification](https://github.com/divejson/divejson/blob/main/spec/divejson.md) leaves
   the member out for a course a private instructor taught, rather than inventing an agency for
diff --git a/divejson/__init__.py b/divejson/__init__.py
index 33b676a..f6207b7 100644
--- a/divejson/__init__.py
+++ b/divejson/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 resolves its own schema and needs no checkout of anything.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"
 
 SPEC_VERSION = "1.0"