diff --git a/optax/__init__.py b/optax/__init__.py
index 2eb484c71..f378e54a3 100644
--- a/optax/__init__.py
+++ b/optax/__init__.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 )
 dpsgd = contrib.dpsgd
 
-__version__ = "0.1.8.dev"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"
 
 __all__ = (
     "adabelief",