diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,93 @@
 # Change Log
 
 
+## [1.8.0] - 2024-02-xx
+
+### Added
+
+- **Add a `non-package` mode for use cases where Poetry is only used for dependency management** ([#8650](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8650)).
+- **Add support for PEP 658 to fetch metadata without having to download wheels** ([#5509](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/5509)).
+- **Add a `lazy-wheel` config option (default: `true`) to reduce wheel downloads during dependency resolution** ([#8815](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8815),
+[#8941](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8941)).
+- Improve performance of dependency resolution by using shallow copies instead of deep copies ([#8671](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8671)).
+- `poetry check` validates that no unknown sources are referenced in dependencies ([#8709](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8709)).
+- Add archive validation during installation for further hash algorithms ([#8851](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8851)).
+- Add a `to` key in `tool.poetry.packages` to allow custom subpackage names ([#8791](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8791)).
+- Add a config option to disable `keyring` ([#8910](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8910)).
+- Add a `--sync` option to `poetry update` ([#8931](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8931)).
+- Add an `--output` option to `poetry build` ([#8828](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8828)).
+- Add a `--dist-dir` option to `poetry publish` ([#8828](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8828)).
+
+### Changed
+
+- **The implicit PyPI source is disabled if at least one primary source is configured** ([#8771](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8771)).
+- **Deprecate source priority `default`** ([#8771](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8771)).
+- **Upgrade the warning about an inconsistent lockfile to an error** ([#8737](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8737)).
+- Deprecate setting `installer.modern-installation` to `false` ([#8988](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8988)).
+- Drop support for `pip<19` ([#8894](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8894)).
+- Require `requests-toolbelt>=1` ([#8680](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8680)).
+- Allow `platformdirs` 4.x ([#8668](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8668)).
+- Allow and require `xattr` 1.x on macOS ([#8801](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8801)).
+- Improve venv shell activation in `fish` ([#8804](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8804)).
+- Rename `system` to `base` in output of `poetry env info` ([#8832](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8832)).
+- Use pretty name in output of `poetry version` ([#8849](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8849)).
+- Improve error handling for invalid entries in `tool.poetry.scripts` ([#8898](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8898)).
+- Improve verbose output for dependencies with extras during dependency resolution ([#8834](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8834)).
+- Improve message about an outdated lockfile ([#8962](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8962)).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix an issue where `poetry shell` failed when Python has been installed with MSYS2 ([#8644](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8644)).
+- Fix an issue where Poetry commands failed in a terminal with a non-UTF-8 encoding ([#8608](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8608)).
+- Fix an issue where a missing project name caused an incomprehensible error message ([#8691](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8691)).
+- Fix an issue where Poetry failed to install an `sdist` path dependency ([#8682](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8682)).
+- Fix an issue where `poetry install` failed because an unused extra was not available ([#8548](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8548)).
+- Fix an issue where `poetry install --sync` did not remove an unrequested extra ([#8621](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8621)).
+- Fix an issue where `poetry init` did not allow specific characters in the author field ([#8779](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8779)).
+- Fix an issue where Poetry could not download `sdists` from misconfigured servers ([#8701](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8701)).
+- Fix an issue where metadata of sdists that call CLI tools of their build requirements could not be determined ([#8827](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8827)).
+- Fix an issue where Poetry failed to use the currently activated environment ([#8831](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8831)).
+- Fix an issue where `poetry shell` failed in `zsh` if a space was in the venv path ([#7245](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/7245)).
+- Fix an issue where scripts with extras could not be installed ([#8900](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8900)).
+- Fix an issue where explicit sources where not propagated correctly ([#8835](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8835)).
+- Fix an issue where debug prints where swallowed when using a build script ([#8760](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8760)).
+- Fix an issue where explicit sources of locked dependencies where not propagated correctly ([#8948](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8948)).
+- Fix an issue where Poetry's own environment was falsely identified as system environment ([#8970](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8970)).
+
+### Docs
+
+- Replace deprecated `--no-dev` with `--without dev` in the FAQ ([#8659](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8659)).
+- Recommend `poetry-check` instead of the deprecated `poetry-lock` pre-commit hook ([#8675](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8675)).
+- Clarify the names of the environment variables to provide credentials for repositories ([#8782](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8782)).
+- Add note how to install several version of Poetry in parallel ([#8814](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8814)).
+- Improve description of `poetry show --why` ([#8817](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8817)).
+- Improve documentation of `poetry update` ([#8706](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8706)).
+- Add a warning about passing variables that may start with a hyphen via command line ([#8850](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8850)).
+- Mention that the virtual environment in which Poetry itself is installed should not be activated ([#8833](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8833)).
+- Add note about `poetry run` and externally managed environments ([#8748](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8748)).
+- Update FAQ entry about `tox` for `tox` 4.x ([#8658](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8658)).
+- Fix documentation for default `format` option for `include` and `exclude` value ([#8852](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8852)).
+- Add note about `tox` and configured credentials ([#8888](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8888)).
+- Add note and link how to install `pipx` ([#8878](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8878)).
+- Fix examples for `poetry add` with git dependencies over ssh ([#8911](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8911)).
+- Remove reference to deprecated scripts extras feature ([#8903](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8903)).
+- Change examples to prefer `--only main` instead of `--without dev` ([#8921](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8921)).
+- Mention that the `develop` attribute is a Poetry-specific feature and not propagated to other tools ([#8971](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8971)).
+- Fix examples for adding supplemental and secondary sources ([#8953](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/pull/8953)).
+
+### poetry-core ([`1.9.0`](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/releases/tag/1.9.0))
+
+- **Deprecate scripts that depend on extras** ([#690](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/690)).
+- Add support for path dependencies that do not define a build system ([#675](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/675)).
+- Update list of supported licenses ([#659](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/659),
+[#669](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/669),
+[#678](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/678),
+[#694](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/694)).
+- Rework list of files included in build artifacts ([#666](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/666)).
+- Fix an issue where insignificant errors were printed if the working directory is not inside a git repository ([#684](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/684)).
+- Fix an issue where the project's directory was not recognized as git repository on Windows due to an encoding issue ([#685](https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/685)).
+
+
 ## [1.7.1] - 2023-11-16
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -2035,7 +2122,8 @@ Initial release
 
 
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/compare/1.7.1...master
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/compare/1.8.0...master
+[1.8.0]: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/releases/tag/1.8.0
 [1.7.1]: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/releases/tag/1.7.1
 [1.7.0]: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/releases/tag/1.7.0
 [1.6.1]: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/releases/tag/1.6.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9ceac74d1bd..6451daa50ae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "poetry"
-version = "1.8.0.dev0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 description = "Python dependency management and packaging made easy."
 authors = ["Sébastien Eustace <sebastien@eustace.io>"]
 maintainers = [