diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1e40df6ad4..44662a4b28 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+paasta-tools (1.8.0) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * 1.8.0 tagged with 'make release'
+    Commit: Add tron topology_spread_constraints support to PaaSTA
+    (#3983)  This adds support for configuring Tron-launched pods with a
+    default Topology Spread Constraint (and node affinities) that will
+    spread pods out across multiple AZs - otherwise, Karpenter will
+    overwhelmingly favor a single AZ due to our config
+
+ -- Luis Perez <luisp@yelp.com>  Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:36:11 -0800
+
 paasta-tools (1.7.2) xenial; urgency=medium
 
   * 1.7.2 tagged with 'make release'
diff --git a/paasta_tools/__init__.py b/paasta_tools/__init__.py
index 6a5caff0e9..e8dcf25631 100644
--- a/paasta_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/paasta_tools/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 # setup phase, the dependencies may not exist on disk yet.
 #
 # Don't bump version manually. See `make release` docs in ./Makefile
-__version__ = "1.7.2"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"
diff --git a/yelp_package/Makefile b/yelp_package/Makefile
index c7ef13cc84..5e29480cfb 100644
--- a/yelp_package/Makefile
+++ b/yelp_package/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Edit this release and run "make release"
-RELEASE=1.7.2
+RELEASE=1.8.0
 
 SHELL=/bin/bash