diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4447086d62..7cf73168603 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+Dedicated to the memory of Len Pilfold.
+
+## v1.8.0-rc1 - 2025-02-03
 
 ### Compiler
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3b362707e00..004f3ee4e7f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ checksum = "40ecd4077b5ae9fd2e9e169b102c6c330d0605168eb0e8bf79952b256dbefffd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gleam"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base16",
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gleam-core"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "age",
  "askama",
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gleam-wasm"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "camino",
  "console_error_panic_hook",
@@ -2968,7 +2968,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test-package-compiler"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "camino",
  "gleam-core",
@@ -2983,7 +2983,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test-project-compiler"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "camino",
  "gleam-core",
diff --git a/compiler-cli/Cargo.toml b/compiler-cli/Cargo.toml
index 3c97bd100e8..04e5ec4fc39 100644
--- a/compiler-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "gleam"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 authors = ["Louis Pilfold <louis@lpil.uk>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "LICENCE"
diff --git a/compiler-core/Cargo.toml b/compiler-core/Cargo.toml
index 9036d0b54ed..4c0e39f51d7 100644
--- a/compiler-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "gleam-core"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 authors = ["Louis Pilfold <louis@lpil.uk>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "LICENCE"
diff --git a/compiler-wasm/Cargo.toml b/compiler-wasm/Cargo.toml
index 00882015662..f4091d8aff5 100644
--- a/compiler-wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler-wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "gleam-wasm"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 authors = ["Louis Pilfold <louis@lpil.uk>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "LICENCE"
diff --git a/test-package-compiler/Cargo.toml b/test-package-compiler/Cargo.toml
index 55e7c7a7c44..1f93b506981 100644
--- a/test-package-compiler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-package-compiler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test-package-compiler"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 authors = ["Louis Pilfold <louis@lpil.uk>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/test-project-compiler/Cargo.toml b/test-project-compiler/Cargo.toml
index 5b25c022795..713d93e9fd7 100644
--- a/test-project-compiler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-project-compiler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test-project-compiler"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0-rc1"
 authors = ["Louis Pilfold <louis@lpil.uk>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"