diff --git a/artifact/project.xml b/artifact/project.xml
index 347ae80d..f4bbf4ba 100644
--- a/artifact/project.xml
+++ b/artifact/project.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-artifact-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Artifact Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.8-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.8</currentVersion>
   <description>Tools to manage artifacts and deployment. *WARNING*: This version of the artifact-plugin requires Maven 1.1. People using Maven 1.0 should NOT use this version of the plugin.</description>
   <shortDescription>Tools to manage artifacts and deployment</shortDescription>
   <versions>
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@
       <name>1.7</name>
       <tag>maven-artifact-plugin-1.7</tag>
     </version>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.8</id>
+      <name>1.8</name>
+      <tag>MAVEN_ARTIFACT_1_8</tag>
+    </version>
   </versions>
   <developers>
     <developer>
diff --git a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
index 8b41ae59..1ccce6cb 100644
--- a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,10 +24,17 @@
     <author email="vmassol@apache.org">Vincent Massol</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="1.8-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
-      <action dev="ltheussl" type="add" issue="MPARTIFACT-65">Document <code>artifact:create-upload-bundle</code>.</action>
-      <action dev="aheritier" type="update" issue="MPREPO-9">Rewrite the POM generated with <code>artifact:create-upload-bundle</code>. Fix also MPREPO-10.</action>
-      <action dev="ltheussl" type="add" issue="MPARTIFACT-64">New goal <code>artifact:create-upload-bundle</code> that replaces deprecated <code>create-upload-bundle</code>.</action>
+    <release version="1.8" date="2006-02-24">
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="add" issue="MPARTIFACT-65">Document
+        <code>artifact:create-upload-bundle</code>.
+      </action>
+      <action dev="aheritier" type="update" issue="MPREPO-9">Rewrite the POM generated with
+        <code>artifact:create-upload-bundle</code>. Fix also MPREPO-10.
+      </action>
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="add" issue="MPARTIFACT-64">New goal
+        <code>artifact:create-upload-bundle</code>that replaces deprecated
+        <code>create-upload-bundle</code>.
+      </action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="update" issue="MAVEN-1739">Upgrade to HttpClient 3.0.</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.7" date="2005-12-12">
