diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 9388c43e5d3..bf9e8fdd49b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Release 8.0.1 (in development)
-==============================
+Release 8.0.1 (released Jul 30, 2024)
+=====================================
 
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index 5a545b4e5e2..5f94dcc3602 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 1.2
 #:    Before version 1.2, check the string ``sphinx.__version__``.
-version_info = (8, 0, 1, 'beta', 0)
+version_info = (8, 0, 1, 'final', 0)
 
 package_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
-_in_development = True
+_in_development = False
 if _in_development:
     # Only import subprocess if needed
     import subprocess