diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bba03623c..ba8330048 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
-project(cosmoscout-vr VERSION 1.7.0)
+project(cosmoscout-vr VERSION 1.8.0)
 
 # Use cmake 3.12's <PACKAGE>_ROOT variabled for searching.
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0074 NEW)