diff --git a/.env b/.env
index dbddebf4fa..ff341e49af 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
 # Demo App version
-IMAGE_VERSION=1.7.2
+IMAGE_VERSION=1.8.0
 IMAGE_NAME=ghcr.io/open-telemetry/demo
 
 # Dependent images
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3747121921..00c4f09336 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ the release.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.8.0
+
 * [grafana] update grafana to 10.2.3
   ([#1332](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/1332))
 * [frontendproxy] Enable envoy environment resource detector