diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 15eff8a..4cb1566 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Makefile for lrexlib
 
-VERSION = 2.7.2
+VERSION = 2.8.0
 PROJECT = lrexlib
 PROJECT_VERSIONED = $(PROJECT)-$(VERSION)
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3e932eb..3da32cf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-02-26  Release 2.8.0
+
+  * Add Lua 5.3 support
+  * No longer return empty matches adjacent to previous non-empty match.
+
 2013-01-08  Release 2.7.2
 
   * Fixed the use of alternative allocators, and a memory leak.