diff --git a/config/version.py b/config/version.py
index 7589555..eb51c97 100644
--- a/config/version.py
+++ b/config/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SW_NAME = "eive"
 VERSION_MAJOR = 1
-VERSION_MINOR = 7
-VERSION_SUBMINOR = 1
+VERSION_MINOR = 8
+VERSION_SUBMINOR = 0
 
-__version__ = "1.7.1"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"