diff --git a/pillow_heif/_version.py b/pillow_heif/_version.py
index 84cac45d..9c88722b 100644
--- a/pillow_heif/_version.py
+++ b/pillow_heif/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """ Version of pillow_heif """
 
-__version__ = "0.7.2"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"