diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 58c1bfd9..c98b1d73 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 group = "ome"
-version = "8.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "8.0.0"
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'ome', name: 'formats-bsd', version: '7.3.1'
+    implementation group: 'ome', name: 'formats-bsd', version: '8.0.0'
     implementation group: 'ch.qos.logback', name: 'logback-classic', version: '1.3.14'
 }
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52829866..d3da4cb1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   <groupId>ome</groupId>
   <artifactId>bio-formats-examples</artifactId>
-  <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0</version>
 
   <name>Bio-Formats examples</name>
   <description>Bio-Formats examples</description>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   </licenses>
 
   <properties>
-    <formats-bsd.version>7.3.1</formats-bsd.version>
+    <formats-bsd.version>8.0.0</formats-bsd.version>
     <logback.version>1.3.14</logback.version>
 
     <!-- NB: Avoid platform encoding warning when copying resources. -->