diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index fd4851be57..544931921b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2024.08, released September 6th, 2024
+
+	Various fixes.
+
+        Fixed defconfigs: imx8mqevk: Bump TF-A, U-Boot and Linux to
+        fix build with gcc 13.x
+
+	Removed defconfigs: pandaboard
+
+	Updated/fixed packages: aer-inject, arm-trusted-firmware,
+	armadillo, babeld, cache-calibrator, clamav, fbdump, gerbera,
+	libgtk4, libopenssl, mender, p910nd, tllist, wpa_supplicant
+
+        Removed packages: midori
+
 2024.08-rc3, released September 1st, 2024
 
 	Fixes all over the tree.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 50cfbcbcf4..43730c02b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ all:
 .PHONY: all
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2024.08-rc3
+export BR2_VERSION := 2024.08
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
-BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1725220000
+BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1725627000
 
 # Save running make version since it's clobbered by the make package
 RUNNING_MAKE_VERSION := $(MAKE_VERSION)
diff --git a/docs/website/download.html b/docs/website/download.html
index dd3327577d..60b84cc941 100644
--- a/docs/website/download.html
+++ b/docs/website/download.html
@@ -42,37 +42,37 @@
 	</div>
       </div>
 
-      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest stable release: <b>2024.05.2</b></h3>
+      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest stable release: <b>2024.08</b></h3>
 
       <div class="row mt centered">
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.gz">buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.gz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz">buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.xz">buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.xz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.05.2.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz">buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/docs/website/news.html b/docs/website/news.html
index f43881614a..c09db758a6 100644
--- a/docs/website/news.html
+++ b/docs/website/news.html
@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@
 <h2>News</h2>
 <ul class="timeline">
 
+  <li class="timeline-inverted">
+    <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
+    <div class="timeline-panel">
+      <div class="timeline-heading">
+	<h4 class="timeline-title">2024.08 released</h4>
+	<p><small class="text-muted"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-time"></i>6 September 2024</small></p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="timeline-body">
+	<p>The stable 2024.08 release is out - Thanks to everyone
+	  contributing and testing the release candidates. See the
+	  <a href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2024.08">CHANGES</a>
+	  file for more details
+	  and go to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
+	  <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz">2024.08 release</a>.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </li>
+
   <li>
     <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
     <div class="timeline-panel">
diff --git a/support/misc/Vagrantfile b/support/misc/Vagrantfile
index 1f4c1b85e2..2251a992dc 100644
--- a/support/misc/Vagrantfile
+++ b/support/misc/Vagrantfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Buildroot version to use
-RELEASE='2024.05.2'
+RELEASE='2024.08'
 
 ### Change here for more memory/cores ###
 VM_MEMORY=2048