diff --git a/release.json b/release.json
index 46a4eb577d710a2b2b77061227a6669d34c2a63e..21e8374ecb0e207006a2ef8e52048f493d6ce5d4 100644
--- a/release.json
+++ b/release.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"1.7.0"}
+{"version":"1.8.0"}