diff --git a/compiler/res/version.txt b/compiler/res/version.txt
index 0cf5e26cb..43b158476 100644
--- a/compiler/res/version.txt
+++ b/compiler/res/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.8-dev
+8.8
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 0d0fdfe4f..2dd9843c9 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ TODO
 
 For next release
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- regression test the various projects before release
 
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