diff --git a/lib/brakeman/version.rb b/lib/brakeman/version.rb
index 347b39b1acc2ef3fb4022aff2be6a5ed130f22ef..770e72f07431a8039e6a14977db98248b1c4299d 100644
--- a/lib/brakeman/version.rb
+++ b/lib/brakeman/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Brakeman
-  Version = "1.7.1"
+  Version = "1.8.0"
 end