diff --git a/components/admission-webhook/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/admission-webhook/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index 39af3413db6..30e42fc6951 100644
--- a/components/admission-webhook/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/admission-webhook/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/poddefaults-webhook
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/poddefaults-webhook
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
 namespace: kubeflow
 generatorOptions:
   disableNameSuffixHash: true
diff --git a/components/centraldashboard/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/centraldashboard/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index 09c9e88a5d0..d483f351d26 100644
--- a/components/centraldashboard/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/centraldashboard/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/centraldashboard
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/centraldashboard
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
 configMapGenerator:
 - envs:
   - params.env
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/configs/spawner_ui_config.yaml b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/configs/spawner_ui_config.yaml
index bd4d44a4199..8f880c53f38 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/configs/spawner_ui_config.yaml
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/configs/spawner_ui_config.yaml
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ spawnerFormDefaults:
   ################################################################
   image:
     # the default container image
-    value: kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-scipy:v1.8.0-rc.6
+    value: kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-scipy:v1.8.0
 
     # the list of available container images in the dropdown
     options:
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-scipy:v1.8.0-rc.6
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-pytorch-full:v1.8.0-rc.6
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-pytorch-cuda-full:v1.8.0-rc.6
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-tensorflow-full:v1.8.0-rc.6
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-tensorflow-cuda-full:v1.8.0-rc.6
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-scipy:v1.8.0
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-pytorch-full:v1.8.0
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-pytorch-cuda-full:v1.8.0
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-tensorflow-full:v1.8.0
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-tensorflow-cuda-full:v1.8.0
 
   ################################################################
   # VSCode-like Container Images (Group 1)
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ spawnerFormDefaults:
   ################################################################
   imageGroupOne:
     # the default container image
-    value: kubeflownotebookswg/codeserver-python:v1.8.0-rc.6
+    value: kubeflownotebookswg/codeserver-python:v1.8.0
 
     # the list of available container images in the dropdown
     options:
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/codeserver-python:v1.8.0-rc.6
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/codeserver-python:v1.8.0
 
   ################################################################
   # RStudio-like Container Images (Group 2)
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ spawnerFormDefaults:
   ################################################################
   imageGroupTwo:
     # the default container image
-    value: kubeflownotebookswg/rstudio-tidyverse:v1.8.0-rc.6
+    value: kubeflownotebookswg/rstudio-tidyverse:v1.8.0
 
     # the list of available container images in the dropdown
     options:
-    - kubeflownotebookswg/rstudio-tidyverse:v1.8.0-rc.6
+    - kubeflownotebookswg/rstudio-tidyverse:v1.8.0
 
   ################################################################
   # CPU Resources
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index 19294fb101c..b6dbc23420c 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-web-app
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/jupyter-web-app
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
 # We need the name to be unique without the suffix because the original name is what
 # gets used with patches
 configMapGenerator:
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index 37c1f0372cc..09a0e9848eb 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/tensorboards-web-app
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/tensorboards-web-app
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
 # We need the name to be unique without the suffix because the original name is what
 # gets used with patches
 configMapGenerator:
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index b47ac9d1639..058a8a81c3f 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ commonLabels:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/volumes-web-app
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/volumes-web-app
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
 # We need the name to be unique without the suffix because the original name is what
 # gets used with patches
 configMapGenerator:
diff --git a/components/notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index 0d8aecfb7d1..bbc7391844b 100644
--- a/components/notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/notebook-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/notebook-controller
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/notebook-controller
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
diff --git a/components/profile-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/profile-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index 28118add72b..b6e7d641cef 100644
--- a/components/profile-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/profile-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/profile-controller
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/profile-controller
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
 
 configMapGenerator:
 - name: namespace-labels-data
diff --git a/components/profile-controller/config/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml b/components/profile-controller/config/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
index fcf1705d764..22c6de2933b 100644
--- a/components/profile-controller/config/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/profile-controller/config/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ vars:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/kfam
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/kfam
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
diff --git a/components/pvcviewer-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/pvcviewer-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index f042d7867d9..6eefe718db7 100644
--- a/components/pvcviewer-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/pvcviewer-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/pvcviewer-controller
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/pvcviewer-controller
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
diff --git a/components/tensorboard-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/components/tensorboard-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index 4928002ce28..46084b26396 100644
--- a/components/tensorboard-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/components/tensorboard-controller/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 images:
 - name: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/tensorboard-controller
   newName: docker.io/kubeflownotebookswg/tensorboard-controller
-  newTag: v1.8.0-rc.6
+  newTag: v1.8.0
diff --git a/releasing/version/VERSION b/releasing/version/VERSION
index ab8e02b6015..804a616da17 100644
--- a/releasing/version/VERSION
+++ b/releasing/version/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.8.0-rc.6
+v1.8.0