diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 114f713..41297c4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools import find_packages
 
-VERSION = '1.7.2'
+VERSION = '1.8'
 
 NAME = 'inference-schema'