diff --git a/lib/specinfra/version.rb b/lib/specinfra/version.rb
index 1c7d0d438..971bdce5d 100644
--- a/lib/specinfra/version.rb
+++ b/lib/specinfra/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module SpecInfra
-  VERSION = "1.7.0"
+  VERSION = "1.8.0"
 end