diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7788e075d..772aa7571 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    :target: https://pypi.org/project/python-telegram-bot/
    :alt: Supported Python versions
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Bot%20API-7.11-blue?logo=telegram
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Bot%20API-8.0-blue?logo=telegram
    :target: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog
    :alt: Supported Bot API version
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ After installing_ the library, be sure to check out the section on `working with
 Telegram API support
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-All types and methods of the Telegram Bot API **7.11** are natively supported by this library.
+All types and methods of the Telegram Bot API **8.0** are natively supported by this library.
 In addition, Bot API functionality not yet natively included can still be used as described `in our wiki <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Bot-API-Forward-Compatibility>`_.
 
 Notable Features
diff --git a/telegram/constants.py b/telegram/constants.py
index 52a47d54c..10f887a93 100644
--- a/telegram/constants.py
+++ b/telegram/constants.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class _AccentColor(NamedTuple):
 #: :data:`telegram.__bot_api_version_info__`.
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 20.0
-BOT_API_VERSION_INFO: Final[_BotAPIVersion] = _BotAPIVersion(major=7, minor=11)
+BOT_API_VERSION_INFO: Final[_BotAPIVersion] = _BotAPIVersion(major=8, minor=0)
 #: :obj:`str`: Telegram Bot API
 #: version supported by this version of `python-telegram-bot`. Also available as
 #: :data:`telegram.__bot_api_version__`.