diff --git a/src/tufup/__init__.py b/src/tufup/__init__.py
index 8af4b37..8bccd0f 100644
--- a/src/tufup/__init__.py
+++ b/src/tufup/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/single-sourcing-package-version/
 # https://semver.org/
-__version__ = '0.7.1'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)