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+## dbt-postgres 1.8.0-rc1 - May 01, 2024
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
+## dbt-postgres 1.8.0-rc1 - May 01, 2024
+
 ## dbt-postgres 1.8.0-b5 - April 29, 2024
 
 ### Features
@@ -16,6 +18,17 @@ and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 * remove materialized views from renambeable relation and remove a quote
 * Replace usage of `Set` with `List` to fix issue with index updates intermittently happening out of order
 
+## dbt-postgres 1.8.0-b3 - April 16, 2024
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Determine `psycopg2` based on `platform_system` (Linux or other), remove usage of `DBT_PSYCOPG2_NAME` environment variable
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+* Update dependabot configuration to cover GHA
+
+
 ## dbt-postgres 1.8.0-b2 - April 03, 2024
 
 ### Under the Hood
@@ -31,12 +44,3 @@ and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
 * Pin `black>=24.3` in `pyproject.toml`
 
-## dbt-postgres 1.0.8-b3 - April 16, 2024
-
-### Fixes
-
-* Determine `psycopg2` based on `platform_system` (Linux or other), remove usage of `DBT_PSYCOPG2_NAME` environment variable
-
-### Under the Hood
-
-* Update dependabot configuration to cover GHA
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/postgres/__version__.py b/dbt/adapters/postgres/__version__.py
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+++ b/dbt/adapters/postgres/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.8.0b5"
+version = "1.8.0rc1"