diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b88220bd1..04381ea36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # elasticsearch-js changelog
 
-## 7.0 (Aug 26 2015)
+## 8.0 (Aug 26 2015)
+ - apiVersion changed back to `"1.7"` until es 2.0 is actually released.
+
+## ~~7.0 (Aug 26 2015)~~ unpublished
  - Added apiVersion `"2.0"`, which is now the default
 
 ## 6.1 (Aug 18 2015)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efacc5902..f0061f4eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ Check out the [Browser Builds](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/clie
 </tr><tr>
 <td>download:</td>
 <td align="center">
-<a href="https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-7.0.0.zip">zip</a>
+<a href="https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-8.0.0.zip">zip</a>
 </td>
 <td align="center">
-<a href="https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-7.0.0.tar.gz">tar.gz</a>
+<a href="https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-8.0.0.tar.gz">tar.gz</a>
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
diff --git a/docs/browser_builds.asciidoc b/docs/browser_builds.asciidoc
index 6a9743c91..c770e6eb7 100644
--- a/docs/browser_builds.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/browser_builds.asciidoc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bower install elasticsearch
 ---------
 
 === Download
- * v7.0.0: https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-7.0.0.zip[zip], https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-7.0.0.tar.gz[tar.gz]
+ * v8.0.0: https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-8.0.0.zip[zip], https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js/elasticsearch-js-8.0.0.tar.gz[tar.gz]
 
 
 === Angular Build
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8cd3ad75..05d6f2d46 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "description": "The official low-level Elasticsearch client for Node.js and the browser.",
   "main": "src/elasticsearch.js",
   "homepage": "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/javascript-api/current/index.html",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "browser": {
     "./src/lib/connectors/index.js": "./src/lib/connectors/browser_index.js",
     "./src/lib/loggers/index.js": "./src/lib/loggers/browser_index.js",