diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index fb485b7..e9785bf 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.7.4
+current_version = 0.8.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
-
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 13c60b4..0ac70ea 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     test_suite='tests',
     tests_require=test_requirements,
     url='https://git.noc.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/atomicclusterexpansion/calphy',
-    version='0.7.4',
+    version='0.8.0',
     zip_safe=False,
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [