diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.txt b/core/CHANGELOG.txt
index bd9af5396fd4e411b01ff8e4ee27380200c173d4..6b8e812d52e8fac37665120b35a0f5ca8e8ccf5d 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Drupal 8.0.x, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
+Drupal 8.0.0, 2015-11-19
 ------------------------
 - Significantly improved the front end:
     * Made all built-in themes responsive.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 416d80238b8bee75df1f019a7072209cb819cce7..45ba2c548fb1fe9daccf445cde9b019ea6d5c470 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.0.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.0.0';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.