diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index df4b025..d21cc0f 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # because they are used in Jenkins, whose plug-in doesn't support
 
 major=1
-minor=7
-patch=4
+minor=8
+patch=1
 
 base_version=${major}.${minor}.${patch}