diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 35b95122..62d9bde4 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = u'1.7'
+version = u'1.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'1.7'
+release = u'1.8'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/iocage_cli/__init__.py b/iocage_cli/__init__.py
index 32cfe131..c41052c0 100644
--- a/iocage_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/iocage_cli/__init__.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def print_version(ctx, param, value):
 
     if not value or ctx.resilient_parsing:
         return
-    print("Version\t1.7")
+    print("Version\t1.8")
     sys.exit()
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3b5aad59..f4d3e97c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
     exit("Only Python 3.8 and higher is supported.")
 
-VERSION = '1.7'
+VERSION = '1.8'
 
 setup(
     name='iocage_lib',