diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 4cdc3c0f..b4699419 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ics23"
-version = "0.8.0-alpha"
+version = "0.8.0"
 authors = ["Ethan Frey <ethanfrey@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 exclude = ["codegen"]
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sha2 = { version = "0.10.2" }
 sha3 = { version = "0.10.2" }
 ripemd = { version = "0.1.1" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.125", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.64"
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.64" }
 
 [features]
 default = ["std", "host-functions"]