diff --git a/src/urh/version.py b/src/urh/version.py
index 9e879fecb8..b76f05fe57 100644
--- a/src/urh/version.py
+++ b/src/urh/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "1.7.1" 
+VERSION = "1.8.0"