diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
index c9abe8ad11c..ca7ce646a67 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ ansible-core 2.12 "Dazed and Confused" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
-v2.12.8rc1
-==========
+v2.12.8
+=======
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2022-08-08
+| Release Date: 2022-08-15
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
 
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 7d4168f0ac3..e9fc5a7e01c 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1528,6 +1528,17 @@ releases:
     - plugin-loader-deterministic-fuzzy-match.yml
     - v2.12.7rc1_summary.yaml
     release_date: '2022-06-13'
+  2.12.8:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2022-08-15
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Dazed and Confused
+    fragments:
+    - v2.12.8_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2022-08-15'
   2.12.8rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.8_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.8_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad496c066d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.8_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2022-08-15
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index ed01deac8a4..065fbe12325 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.12.8rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.12.8'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'Dazed and Confused'