diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 7ad17af55ab..7ebfbee5e6f 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ social:
 
 # Home Assistant release details
 current_major_version: 2021
-current_minor_version: 7
-current_patch_version: 4
-date_released: 2021-07-21
+current_minor_version: 8
+current_patch_version: 0
+date_released: 2021-08-04
 
 # Either # or the anchor link to latest release notes in the blog post.
 # Must be prefixed with a # and have double quotes around it.