diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb9d235..ffdb451 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /v3.8rc.tar.gz
 /v3.7.1.tar.gz
 /v3.7.0.tar.gz
+/v3.8.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-jep.spec b/python-jep.spec
index c1308c8..ce95ea6 100644
--- a/python-jep.spec
+++ b/python-jep.spec
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ Some benefits of embedding CPython in a JVM:\
     to different operating system.
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
-Version:        3.8
-Release:        0.1.rc%{?dist}
+Version:        3.8.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Embed Python in Java
 
 License:        zlib
 URL:            https://github.com/ninia/%{srcname}
-Source0:        %{url}/archive/v%{version}rc.tar.gz
+Source0:        %{url}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-numpy
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n%{srcname}-%{version}rc
+%autosetup -n%{srcname}-%{version}
 find . -name \*.jar -print -delete
 
 
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ sed -i -r 's:TextTestRunner\(:\0verbosity=2:' src/test/python/runtests.py
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 12 2018 Raphael Groner <projects.rg@smart.ms> - 3.8.0-1
+- new version
+
 * Sat Jul 07 2018 Raphael Groner <projects.rg@smart.ms> - 3.8-0.1.rc
 - new version (RC) with support for Python 3.7
 - generate javadoc because not provided in tarball any more
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 4df9411..cb334f8 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (v3.8rc.tar.gz) = 64c6336c21fc4eec3333150e96b2017d4473c83f8d41b5d77ad6c353b7a6c66c0354a033a6699f8193605b2eb436ec0c398731cc3b60770661ef3b6b8b9a1501
+SHA512 (v3.8.0.tar.gz) = c353ad4dfd25320865a6745cb058b6165ebeb22d77af48d480f0bb6848f5036ac6e638a86d999cf6648ecbd817ad168d2b7bc88abce32849999118ef490734bc