diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index f8e17e004..3bd45fef4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Changelog
 
 Unreleased
 ==========
+
+1.8.0 (2022-10-13)
+==================
 * feat: store a list of expanded nodes in a page session object so after editing a menu the
 previous state is displayed
 
diff --git a/djangocms_navigation/__init__.py b/djangocms_navigation/__init__.py
index ebf4bd762..4477a772a 100644
--- a/djangocms_navigation/__init__.py
+++ b/djangocms_navigation/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"
 
 default_app_config = "djangocms_navigation.apps.NavigationConfig"