diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6a7bdf..955b9c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "q2studio",
-  "version": "2021.8.0-dev0",
+  "version": "2021.8.0",
   "description": "A graphical user interface for QIIME 2.",
   "author": "QIIME 2 Development Team",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 22d8aab..00881e9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='q2studio',
-    version='2021.8.0.dev0',
+    version='2021.8.0',
     license='BSD-3-Clause',
     url='https://qiime2.org',
     long_description=long_description,