2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index f45a6af1b..a1e34716b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-0.8dev (unreleased)
+0.8a5 (2009-05-08)
+------------------
 
 Features
 --------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b86b21578..8d46187cd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
-__version__ = '0.8dev'
+__version__ = '0.8a5'
 
 import os