diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 64fe4422..6127cf64 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2024-01-08  Jay Berkenbilt  <ejb@ql.org>
+
+	* 11.8.0: release
+
 2024-01-07  Jay Berkenbilt  <ejb@ql.org>
 
 	* Bug fix: treat references to older generations of objects as
diff --git a/manual/release-notes.rst b/manual/release-notes.rst
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--- a/manual/release-notes.rst
+++ b/manual/release-notes.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Planned changes for future 12.x (subject to change):
 
 .. x.y.z: not yet released
 
-11.8.0: not yet released
+11.8.0: January 8, 2024
   - Bug fixes:
 
     - When flattening annotations, preserve hyperlinks and other