diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 05e9eb5..60f3586 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 Changes
 =======
+
+Version 1.8.0 -- 2021/08/08
+---------------------------
+
+* Add compatibility with pathlib paths (#49)
+* Fix thread compatibility of modern windows implementation (#59)
+* Fix handling of UNC names in legacy windows implementation  (#57)
+
 Version 1.7.1 -- 2021/06/21
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c8f7b1c..8096a1d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ with open("README.rst", "rt") as f1, open("CHANGES.rst", "rt") as f2:
 
 setup(
     name="Send2Trash",
-    version="1.7.1",
+    version="1.8.0",
     author="Andrew Senetar",
     author_email="arsenetar@voltaicideas.net",
     packages=["send2trash"],
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ setup(
     license="BSD License",
     description="Send file to trash natively under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.",
     long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
+    long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
     extras_require={
         "win32": ['pywin32; sys_platform == "win32"'],