diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 9fa1d2c9d2..cc40bca69a 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.1.git
+8.0
diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile b/doc/Doxyfile
index 7ac70b95c9..ef4b45afb7 100644
--- a/doc/Doxyfile
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = FFmpeg
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         =
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 8.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a