diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 759ea9b..cb3ee74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.8.0] — Unreleased
+## [1.8.0] — 2026-10-05
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fb6f29f..237188d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "freemkv-keysources"
-version = "1.7.7"
+version = "1.8.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ publish = false
 # The crate provides the `KeySource` trait + `Key`/`DiscInputs` types these impls fill.
 # libfreemkv is git-only now; the committed [patch.crates-io] below redirects this
 # bare version req to the libfreemkv git tag (local dev overrides it to a path).
-libfreemkv = "1.7"
+libfreemkv = "1.8"
 # OnlineSource: POST disc inputs + samples to a key service over HTTP.
 ureq = { version = "3", features = ["json"] }
 serde_json = "1"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test-hooks = []
 [dev-dependencies]
 # `test_util` fixtures (`decrypt_unit`, …) for this crate's tests (keys-upfront
 # KU-P1). CI resolves it through the sibling path patch.
-libfreemkv = { version = "1.7", features = ["test-util"] }
+libfreemkv = { version = "1.8", features = ["test-util"] }
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = "thin"
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ codegen-units = 1
 # overrides it with a path patch via the gitignored .cargo/config.toml (a
 # config-level [patch.crates-io] wins over this manifest one for the same crate).
 [patch.crates-io]
-libfreemkv = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv", tag = "v1.7.7" }
-freemkv-unlock = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/freemkv-unlock", tag = "v1.7.7" }
+libfreemkv = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv", tag = "v1.8.0" }
+freemkv-unlock = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/freemkv-unlock", tag = "v1.8.0" }
 
 [lints.clippy]
 uninlined_format_args = "allow"