diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 99e1dd3..3e690e4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-unreleased
-* breaking change: ExtString.starts_with type updated to match stdlib (use labelled ~prefix)
-* breaking change: ExtString.ends_with type updated to match stdlib (use labelled ~suffix)
-* breaking change: ExtString.exists use labelled ~sub argument
-* add ExtString.empty
+1.8.0 (2024-09-17)
+* Drop pre-4.02 support and compatibility
+* Add support for OCaml 5.3 (Kate)
+* ExtString: add labels to some functions to match stdlib (Corentin Leruth)
+* add ExtString.empty (Corentin Leruth)
 
 1.7.9 (2022-08-05)
 * build with OCaml 5 (Kate)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6ad866..b3104cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 VERSION:=$(shell git --git-dir=.git describe --always --long)
-RELEASE:=1.7.9
+RELEASE:=1.8.0
 
 ifndef VERSION
 VERSION:=$(RELEASE)
@@ -71,5 +71,7 @@ $(foreach version,\
 	4.12.0\
 	4.13.1\
 	4.14.0\
-	5.0.0~alpha1\
+	5.0.0\
+	5.1.1\
+	5.2.0\
 ,$(eval $(call gen_sw,$(version))))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d41d40..1f15ae6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Generate and read the documentation.
 Release
 -------
 
-* Check for changes in stdlib (e.g. with ocaml test/std.ml)
+* Check for changes in stdlib (e.g. with `ocaml check_stdlib.ml`)
 * Update sw_test_all target for new OCaml release
 * `make sw_test_all`
 * Review `git log` and update CHANGES