diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 69a7874e..7c123974 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+## 0.8.0
+
+### Exceptions
+
+* Add support for `@app.exception_handler(404)`.
+* Ensure handled exceptions are not seen as errors by the middleware stack.
+
+### SessionMiddleware
+
+* Add `max_age`, and use timestamp-signed cookies. Defaults to two weeks.
+
+### Cookies
+
+* Ensure cookies are strictly HTTP correct.
+
+### StaticFiles
+
+* Check directory exists on instantiation.
+
+## 0.7.4
+
+### Concurrency
+
+* Add `starlette.concurrency.run_in_threadpool`. Now handles `contextvar` support.
+
 ## 0.7.3
 
 ### Routing
diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
index ed9d4d87..777f190d 100644
--- a/starlette/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.7.4"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"