diff --git a/backend/hatchling/__about__.py b/backend/hatchling/__about__.py
index a71c5c7f1..32a90a3b9 100644
--- a/backend/hatchling/__about__.py
+++ b/backend/hatchling/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.7.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
diff --git a/docs/meta/history.md b/docs/meta/history.md
index 7e6ee8de7..402b623b5 100644
--- a/docs/meta/history.md
+++ b/docs/meta/history.md
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ This is the first release candidate for Hatch v1, a complete rewrite.
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+### [0.8.0](https://github.com/ofek/hatch/releases/tag/hatchling-v0.8.0) - 2022-01-09 ### {: #hatchling-v0.8.0 }
+
 ***Added:***
 
 - The `regex` version source now supports the `^`/`$` multi-line characters by default