diff --git a/snirf/__version__.py b/snirf/__version__.py
index 6f2d115..cd38d61 100644
--- a/snirf/__version__.py
+++ b/snirf/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__VERSION__ = (0, 7, 4)
+__VERSION__ = (0, 8, 0)
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, __VERSION__))