diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index fef797f7..aeec63a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,25 @@ jobs:
     # NOTE: Uncomment "if" if you do not want this to run for every PR.
     # if: ((github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')) || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Build wheels'))
     with:
+      save_artifacts: true
+      upload_to_pypi: false
       test_extras: test
       test_command: pytest $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/specreduce/tests
-    secrets:
-      pypi_token: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+
+  upload:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    name: Upload built artifacts to PyPI
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ publish ]
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          merge-multiple: true
+          pattern: dist-*
+          path: dist
+
+      - name: Run upload
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 91103a6c..d4bde2d1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.8.0 (2026-01-xx)
+1.8.0 (2026-02-24)
 ------------------
 
 New Features
@@ -6,19 +6,33 @@ New Features
 
 - Added uncertainty propagation to ``specreduce.extract.BoxcarExtract`` and
   ``specreduce.extract.HorneExtract``. The extracted spectra have now proper uncertainties.
+  [#295, #296]
+
 - Added uncertainty propagation to ``specreduce.background.Background``. The
   ``bkg_image()``, ``bkg_spectrum()``, ``sub_image()``, and ``sub_spectrum()`` methods
   now return spectra with proper uncertainties. When input image has uncertainty, it is
   propagated using variance formulas appropriate for the chosen statistic. When no
-  uncertainty is provided, it is estimated from the flux values in the background region.
+  uncertainty is provided, it is estimated from the flux values in the background region. [#297]
+
 - Added optional ``sigma`` parameter to ``specreduce.background.Background`` for sigma
   clipping outlier rejection in background estimation. Default is 5.0; set to ``None``
-  to disable.
+  to disable. [#297]
+
+API Changes
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- Removed ``specreduce.compat`` module and migrated all internal code to use
+  ``specutils.Spectrum`` directly. This breaks compatibility with specutils 1.x.
+  Users must update to specutils ≥2.0. [#299]
+
+- Bumped minimum dependency versions: specutils ≥2.0, astropy ≥6.0,
+  scipy ≥1.14, photutils ≥1.11. These increases are required for
+  specutils 2.0 compatibility. [#299]
 
 Other changes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- Changed to use ``sphinx_astropy.conf.v2`` and revised the documentation.
+- Changed to use ``sphinx_astropy.conf.v2`` and revised the documentation. [#275]
 
 1.7.0 (2025-11-13)
 ------------------
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