diff --git a/so-simulator/pom.xml b/so-simulator/pom.xml
index 26a3da4..c4dc797 100644
--- a/so-simulator/pom.xml
+++ b/so-simulator/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onap.so</groupId>
     <artifactId>so</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>so-simulator</artifactId>