diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9d6f6a90c..4957a4d7d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+## Changes in 1.8.0 (2024-09-11)
+
+### What's Changed
+
+✨ Features
+* Add a banner that offers the user to transition to native sliding sync by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3252
+
+🙌 Improvements
+* Delay setting up subscriptions until the RoomListService is running in order to avoid cancelling in flight initial sync requests by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3233
+* Require acknowledgement to send to verified users who have unsigned devices or have changed their identity. by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3215
+* Make the SessionDirectories type responsible for cleaning up data. by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3261
+
+🐛 Bugfixes
+* Rewrite how out of band verification changes are handled within the onboarding flows by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3234
+* Allow voice message playback in the background by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3236
+* Fix wrong durations for uploaded media by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3245
+* Make sure introspections are used on iOS 18. by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3248
+* Bring back default controls for QuickLook based media viewers by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3254
+* Reduce the maximum height used by the plain text composer by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3255
+* Force frame sizes for timeline items that are missing sizing info by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3259
+
+🗣 Translations
+* Translations update by @RiotRobot in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3239
+
+🧱 Build
+* Replace Prefire with a very similar but simpler and more direct approach by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3232
+* Switch codecov-action back to v3 as 4 significantly decreases coverage by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3246
+* Free up CI runner disk space before running UI tests. by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3253
+* version bump to 1.8.0 by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3260
+* Sdk v1.0.47 by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3265
+
+🚧 In development 🚧
+* Pin Tweaks by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3242
+* Allow redacted messages to be viewed and unpinned by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3251
+* Added a pin icon by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3257
+
+Others
+* Switch license to AGPL by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3237
+* Remove SS proxy migration and waitlist screens by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3154
+* Update bug.yml by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/3250
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/compare/1.7.5...1.8.0
+
 ## Changes in 1.7.5 (2024-09-04)
 
 ### What's Changed
diff --git a/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 33583bc18..7c3e86508 100644
--- a/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7322,7 +7322,7 @@
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.4;
 				KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "$(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)";
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.3;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.1;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				PRODUCTION_APP_NAME = Element;
@@ -7399,7 +7399,7 @@
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.4;
 				KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "$(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)";
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.3;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.1;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
diff --git a/project.yml b/project.yml
index aea1a0669..a1b49f352 100644
--- a/project.yml
+++ b/project.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ settings:
   APP_GROUP_IDENTIFIER: group.$(BASE_APP_GROUP_IDENTIFIER)
   APP_NAME: ElementX
   KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER: "$(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)"
-  MARKETING_VERSION: 1.8.0
+  MARKETING_VERSION: 1.8.1
   CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: 1
   SUPPORTS_MACCATALYST: false