diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c25ca88336..47309f6955 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.8.0] - 2026-01-12
+
+### Added
+
+- Optimize ruby visitor.
+- Report unterminated construct errors at opening token.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Correctly expose ripper state.
+- Use one file for versioned parser classes.
+- Fix denominator of rational float literal.
+- Decouple ripper translator from ripper library.
+- Sync Prism::Translation::ParserCurrent with Ruby 4.0.
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ## [1.7.0] - 2025-12-18
@@ -716,7 +731,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) a
 
 - 🎉 Initial release! 🎉
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/ruby/prism/compare/v1.7.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/ruby/prism/compare/v1.8.0...HEAD
+[1.8.0]: https://github.com/ruby/prism/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0
 [1.7.0]: https://github.com/ruby/prism/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/ruby/prism/compare/v1.5.2...v1.6.0
 [1.5.2]: https://github.com/ruby/prism/compare/v1.5.1...v1.5.2
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 0a320f9204..be87f10dc9 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/ext/prism/extension.h b/ext/prism/extension.h
index 6c3de31adb..510faa48e8 100644
--- a/ext/prism/extension.h
+++ b/ext/prism/extension.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef PRISM_EXT_NODE_H
 #define PRISM_EXT_NODE_H
 
-#define EXPECTED_PRISM_VERSION "1.7.0"
+#define EXPECTED_PRISM_VERSION "1.8.0"
 
 #include <ruby.h>
 #include <ruby/encoding.h>
diff --git a/gemfiles/2.7/Gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/2.7/Gemfile.lock
index fa6ec04127..3fa115850d 100644
--- a/gemfiles/2.7/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/2.7/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../..
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.0/Gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.0/Gemfile.lock
index e9dd35d5ed..303edfa80a 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.0/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.0/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../..
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.1/Gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.1/Gemfile.lock
index 90405a6ee6..3fbbe68884 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.1/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.1/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../..
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.2/Gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.2/Gemfile.lock
index 03b6c11ec7..e9ff984487 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.2/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.2/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../..
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.3/Gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.3/Gemfile.lock
index 518470cc35..41b37733e4 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.3/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.3/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../..
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.4/Gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.4/Gemfile.lock
index 695b0e979c..11aa5853ae 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.4/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.4/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../..
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/gemfiles/4.0/Gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/4.0/Gemfile.lock
index a652b0a3d4..1423f41818 100644
--- a/gemfiles/4.0/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/4.0/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../..
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/gemfiles/4.1/Gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/4.1/Gemfile.lock
index efcf866916..a727c5e240 100644
--- a/gemfiles/4.1/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/4.1/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../..
   specs:
-    prism (1.7.0)
+    prism (1.8.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/include/prism/version.h b/include/prism/version.h
index 0b64a70dff..0ef7435c17 100644
--- a/include/prism/version.h
+++ b/include/prism/version.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 /**
  * The minor version of the Prism library as an int.
  */
-#define PRISM_VERSION_MINOR 7
+#define PRISM_VERSION_MINOR 8
 
 /**
  * The patch version of the Prism library as an int.
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 /**
  * The version of the Prism library as a constant string.
  */
-#define PRISM_VERSION "1.7.0"
+#define PRISM_VERSION "1.8.0"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/javascript/package.json b/javascript/package.json
index 570298da18..e99e83e219 100644
--- a/javascript/package.json
+++ b/javascript/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ruby/prism",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "description": "Prism Ruby parser",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.js",
diff --git a/prism.gemspec b/prism.gemspec
index 9f5d458d6c..463387e55c 100644
--- a/prism.gemspec
+++ b/prism.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.name = "prism"
-  spec.version = "1.7.0"
+  spec.version = "1.8.0"
   spec.authors = ["Shopify"]
   spec.email = ["ruby@shopify.com"]
 
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 68ee9317d9..70d1bb1e99 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ checksum = "c08c74e62047bb2de4ff487b251e4a92e24f48745648451635cec7d591162d9f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ruby-prism"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ruby-prism-sys",
  "serde",
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ruby-prism-sys"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bindgen",
  "cc",
diff --git a/rust/ruby-prism-sys/Cargo.toml b/rust/ruby-prism-sys/Cargo.toml
index ee0c87f31a..d4db645e2a 100644
--- a/rust/ruby-prism-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/ruby-prism-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ruby-prism-sys"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "../../LICENSE.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/ruby/prism"
diff --git a/rust/ruby-prism-sys/tests/utils_tests.rs b/rust/ruby-prism-sys/tests/utils_tests.rs
index e65fb8119a..00db216347 100644
--- a/rust/ruby-prism-sys/tests/utils_tests.rs
+++ b/rust/ruby-prism-sys/tests/utils_tests.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn version_test() {
         CStr::from_ptr(version)
     };
 
-    assert_eq!(&cstring.to_string_lossy(), "1.7.0");
+    assert_eq!(&cstring.to_string_lossy(), "1.8.0");
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/rust/ruby-prism/Cargo.toml b/rust/ruby-prism/Cargo.toml
index 14c156a4b8..c3bb4cfc7a 100644
--- a/rust/ruby-prism/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/ruby-prism/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ruby-prism"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "../../LICENSE.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/ruby/prism"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-ruby-prism-sys = { version = "1.7.0", path = "../ruby-prism-sys" }
+ruby-prism-sys = { version = "1.8.0", path = "../ruby-prism-sys" }
 
 [features]
 default = ["vendored"]
diff --git a/templates/java/org/prism/Loader.java.erb b/templates/java/org/prism/Loader.java.erb
index 1b86b5313d..7288aecc17 100644
--- a/templates/java/org/prism/Loader.java.erb
+++ b/templates/java/org/prism/Loader.java.erb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class Loader {
         expect((byte) 'M', "incorrect prism header");
 
         expect((byte) 1, "prism major version does not match");
-        expect((byte) 7, "prism minor version does not match");
+        expect((byte) 8, "prism minor version does not match");
         expect((byte) 0, "prism patch version does not match");
 
         expect((byte) 1, "Loader.java requires no location fields in the serialized output");
diff --git a/templates/javascript/src/deserialize.js.erb b/templates/javascript/src/deserialize.js.erb
index dd113ba9ee..6a09098344 100644
--- a/templates/javascript/src/deserialize.js.erb
+++ b/templates/javascript/src/deserialize.js.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as nodes from "./nodes.js";
 
 const MAJOR_VERSION = 1;
-const MINOR_VERSION = 7;
+const MINOR_VERSION = 8;
 const PATCH_VERSION = 0;
 
 // The DataView getFloat64 function takes an optional second argument that
diff --git a/templates/lib/prism/serialize.rb.erb b/templates/lib/prism/serialize.rb.erb
index 63f97dddd7..6902df5c01 100644
--- a/templates/lib/prism/serialize.rb.erb
+++ b/templates/lib/prism/serialize.rb.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Prism
 
     # The minor version of prism that we are expecting to find in the serialized
     # strings.
-    MINOR_VERSION = 7
+    MINOR_VERSION = 8
 
     # The patch version of prism that we are expecting to find in the serialized
     # strings.