diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION
index 12120cddb..9843a80dc 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ EPICS_VERSION = 7
 EPICS_REVISION = 0
 
 # EPICS_MODIFICATION must be a number >=0 and <256
-EPICS_MODIFICATION = 7
+EPICS_MODIFICATION = 8
 
 # EPICS_PATCH_LEVEL must be a number (win32 resource file requirement)
 # Not included in the official EPICS version number if zero
-EPICS_PATCH_LEVEL = 1
+EPICS_PATCH_LEVEL = 0
 
 # Immediately after an official release the EPICS_PATCH_LEVEL is incremented
 # and the -DEV suffix is added (similar to the Maven -SNAPSHOT versions)
-EPICS_DEV_SNAPSHOT=-DEV
+EPICS_DEV_SNAPSHOT=
 
 # No changes should be needed below here
 
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_CA_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_CA_VERSION
index 1fe4f1c25..a87d87060 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_CA_VERSION
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_CA_VERSION
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ EPICS_CA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 3
 
 # Development flag, set to zero for release versions
 
-EPICS_CA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
+EPICS_CA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 0
 
 # Immediately after a release the MAINTENANCE_VERSION
 # will be incremented and the DEVELOPMENT_FLAG set to 1
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_DATABASE_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_DATABASE_VERSION
index 8b4002ae6..9841da4cd 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_DATABASE_VERSION
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_DATABASE_VERSION
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Version number for the database APIs and shared library
 
 EPICS_DATABASE_MAJOR_VERSION = 3
-EPICS_DATABASE_MINOR_VERSION = 22
-EPICS_DATABASE_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 1
+EPICS_DATABASE_MINOR_VERSION = 23
+EPICS_DATABASE_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 0
 
 # Development flag, set to zero for release versions
 
-EPICS_DATABASE_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
+EPICS_DATABASE_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 0
 
 # Immediately after a release the MAINTENANCE_VERSION
 # will be incremented and the DEVELOPMENT_FLAG set to 1
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_LIBCOM_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_LIBCOM_VERSION
index 898df2c67..7eb855afe 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_LIBCOM_VERSION
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_LIBCOM_VERSION
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Version number for the libcom APIs and shared library
 
 EPICS_LIBCOM_MAJOR_VERSION = 3
-EPICS_LIBCOM_MINOR_VERSION = 22
-EPICS_LIBCOM_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 1
+EPICS_LIBCOM_MINOR_VERSION = 23
+EPICS_LIBCOM_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 0
 
 # Development flag, set to zero for release versions
 
-EPICS_LIBCOM_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
+EPICS_LIBCOM_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 0
 
 # Immediately after a release the MAINTENANCE_VERSION
 # will be incremented and the DEVELOPMENT_FLAG set to 1
diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 2fe399ff3..6ce057ac1 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ should also be read to understand what has changed since earlier releases:
 - [pva2pva](https://epics-base.github.io/pva2pva/release_notes.html)
 - [pvaClient](https://github.com/epics-base/pvaClientCPP/blob/master/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md)
 
-**This version of EPICS has not been released yet.**
 
-## Changes made on the 7.0 branch since 7.0.7
+## EPICS Release 7.0.8
 
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