diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 887f9c82..201f4786 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-v0.8.10 2005-xx-xx  The Irssi team <staff@irssi.org>
+v0.8.10 2005-12-11  The Irssi team <staff@irssi.org>
 
 	* Long delayed release, with lots of changes. Most important ones:
 	    + Recode support, by decadix and senneth
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index da2965cd..9f5d9148 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if test -n "`grep '^#undef VERSION' config.h.in`"; then
 fi
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(irssi, 0.8.10-rc8)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(irssi, 0.8.10)
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE