diff --git a/changelog/upgrade-notes.md b/changelog/upgrade-notes.md
index 669b74e6a98..c5dd88aae9c 100644
--- a/changelog/upgrade-notes.md
+++ b/changelog/upgrade-notes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Upgrade notes
 
-### Next Release
+### 8.0.0
 
 #### Removal of deprecated properties and methods
 
diff --git a/changelog/v8.0.0.md b/changelog/v8.0.0.md
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/changelog/v8.0.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# 8.0.0
+
+The 8.0 release brings several API simplifications. Some of them are not backwards compatible, so make sure to read the [upgrade notes](./upgrade-notes.md). The new StadiaMaps source replaces the Stamen source, because Stamen no longer hosts map tiles. Several WebGL improvements are also part of this release. And finally, a new loader API for image layers makes working with non-tiled raster data more modular and faster.
+
+#### List of all changes
+
+See below for a complete list of features and fixes.
+
+ * Revert "Remove lineCap, it is useless on closed paths" (by @MoonE in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15064)
+ * Updates for the 7.5.2 release (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15067)
+ * Support XYM geometry layout in WebGL vector layer (by @jahow in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15063)
+ * Detect static image loaders by arguments length (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15039)
+ * Add OL STAC example (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15042)
+ * Remove ol/style/Icon's imgSize property (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15059)
+ * Remove WebGL helper classes from the API (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15061)
+ * Add OL STAC to 3rd party page (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15041)
+ * Fix parameter description (by @fredj in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15050)
+ * Do not download fonts, use system fonts (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15046)
+ * Remove deprecated ol/AssertionError class (by @fredj in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15047)
+ * Set correct maxZoom in OSM Vector Tiles example (by @mike-000 in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15044)
+ * Fix typo in export name (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15038)
+ * Update ol-mapbox-style and use MapboxVectorLayer in test (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15037)
+ * Wait until font loading has finished (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15032)
+ * Allow to set GeoTiff projection (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15036)
+ * Remove ol/layer/MapboxVector to avoid a circular dependency (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14870)
+ * Keep declutter tree for hit detection (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15028)
+ * Make BingMaps source 'placeholderTiles' optional (by @adube in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15027)
+ * Fix various typos (by @luzpaz in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15021)
+ * Styling with logical operators and type assertions (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15003)
+ * Move inlineDynamicImports options to output (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15016)
+ * Release v7.5.1 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15017)
+ * Bump version to 8.0.0-dev (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15018)
+ * Fix OGCVectorTile source types (by @MoonE in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15015)
+ * Use .transform() instead of .setTransform() when rendering image or text (by @mike-000 in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14483)
+ * Fix word repetition in example descriptions (by @mike-000 in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15012)
+ * Fix return type of Layer#renderFrame (by @MoonE in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15005)
+ * WebGL / Rework symbol rendering to include circles with outlines, shapes and icons (by @jahow in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14883)
+ * Loader based API for image sources using ImageBitmap (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14945)
+ * Fix text placement line hit detection for pixelRatio !== 1 (by @ahocevar in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15001)
+ * Expression based styling (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14780)
+ * Do not override `caption-side` in featureInfo styles (by @mike-000 in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15002)
+ * Generate provenance statement when publishing package (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15000)
+ * Doc updates (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14999)
+ * Improved jsdoc types and docstrings in Base.js (by @oshawa-connection in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14998)
+ * Add notes on upgrading to StadiaMaps source (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14997)
+ * Direct access to object properties (by @tschaub in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14996)
+ * Reflect that Stamen styles are hosted by Stadia Maps (by @stadiamaps in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14989)
+ * Updates for the 7.5.0 release (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/14995)
+
+
+<details>
+  <summary>Dependency Updates</summary>
+
+ * Bump typescript from 5.1.6 to 5.2.2 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15055)
+ * Bump rollup from 3.28.0 to 3.28.1 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15054)
+ * Bump eslint from 8.47.0 to 8.48.0 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15053)
+ * Bump marked from 7.0.4 to 7.0.5 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15052)
+ * Bump ol-mapbox-style from 11.0.1 to 11.0.3 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15051)
+ * Bump puppeteer from 21.0.3 to 21.1.0 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15034)
+ * Bump @rollup/plugin-node-resolve from 15.1.0 to 15.2.1 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15040)
+ * Bump marked from 7.0.2 to 7.0.4 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15033)
+ * Bump rollup from 2.79.1 to 3.28.0 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15010)
+ * Bump ol-mapbox-style from 10.6.0 to 10.7.0 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15008)
+ * Bump @rollup/plugin-commonjs from 25.0.3 to 25.0.4 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15007)
+ * Bump eslint from 8.46.0 to 8.47.0 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15009)
+ * Bump puppeteer from 21.0.1 to 21.0.3 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15011)
+ * Bump marked from 7.0.0 to 7.0.2 (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/15006)
+
+
+</details>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 331a07b07ee..280962b17d1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "8.0.0-dev",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ol",
-      "version": "8.0.0-dev",
+      "version": "8.0.0",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "earcut": "^2.2.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 15ca27ab1e6..cf9c3a693e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "8.0.0-dev",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "description": "OpenLayers mapping library",
   "keywords": [
     "map",