diff --git a/clawpack/__init__.py b/clawpack/__init__.py
index 77faf3fc2..6ba6b75df 100644
--- a/clawpack/__init__.py
+++ b/clawpack/__init__.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
                 if _os.path.isdir(_sdir))
 del _root, _path
 
-__version__ = '5.7.1'   # must also be changed in setup.py
+__version__ = '5.8.0'   # must also be changed in setup.py
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 207f54cd0..ef2dfcaab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 
 # version must also be changed in clawpack/__init__.py
 MAJOR               = 5
-MINOR               = 7
-MICRO               = 1
+MINOR               = 8
+MICRO               = 0
 TYPE                = ''
 VERSION             = '%d.%d.%d%s' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO, TYPE)