diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 25f94a44..67f54a94 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ Release notes
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
-Towncrier 24.8.0rc1 (2024-08-19)
-================================
+Towncrier 24.8.0 (2024-08-23)
+=============================
+
+No changes since the previous release candidate.
+
 
 Features
 --------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c6f68b0b..763035df 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ name = "towncrier"
 # For RC    - 23.11.0rc1  (release candidate starts at 1)
 # For final - 23.11.0
 # make sure to follow PEP440
-version = "24.8.0rc1"
+version = "24.8.0"
 description = "Building newsfiles for your project."
 readme = "README.rst"
 license = "MIT"