diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 943f9cb..6259340 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.1
+1.8
diff --git a/lib/watchmonkey_cli/version.rb b/lib/watchmonkey_cli/version.rb
index c6cab54..3cfc0de 100644
--- a/lib/watchmonkey_cli/version.rb
+++ b/lib/watchmonkey_cli/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module WatchmonkeyCli
-  VERSION = "1.7.1"
+  VERSION = "1.8"
   UPDATE_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/2called-chaos/watchmonkey_cli/master/VERSION"
 end