diff --git a/src/datajudge/__init__.py b/src/datajudge/__init__.py
index 890dcb6f..c2d6c207 100644
--- a/src/datajudge/__init__.py
+++ b/src/datajudge/__init__.py
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 try:
     __version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution(__name__).version
 except Exception:
-    __version__ = "1.7.0"
+    __version__ = "1.8.0"