diff --git a/src/smolvm/__init__.py b/src/smolvm/__init__.py
index 99413ef..7c007f2 100644
--- a/src/smolvm/__init__.py
+++ b/src/smolvm/__init__.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 )
 from smolvm.vm import SmolVMManager
 
-__version__ = "0.0.8.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.0.8"
 
 __all__ = [
     # Core classes