diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 75acd49..6db90f2 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 major=1
-minor=7
-patch=2
+minor=8
+patch=0
 base_version=${major}.${minor}.${patch}
 release_version=${base_version}
 snapshot_version=${base_version}-SNAPSHOT