diff --git a/documentation/Doxyfile b/documentation/Doxyfile
index 8bb6f12..244f0c6 100644
--- a/documentation/Doxyfile
+++ b/documentation/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "PVData C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.1.3
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 8.0.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/documentation/release_notes.dox b/documentation/release_notes.dox
index 1552a4f..7e29554 100644
--- a/documentation/release_notes.dox
+++ b/documentation/release_notes.dox
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 @page release_notes Release Notes
 
+Release 8.0.0 (July 2019)
+=========================
+
+- Deprecations
+ - ByteBuffer::getArray()
+- Removals
+ - pv/localStaticLock.h
+ - pv/pvCopy.h (see epics::pvData::PVRequestMapper)
+- Additions
+ - Add {Structure,Union}::getFieldT
+
 Release 7.1.3 (Apr 2019)
 ========================