diff --git a/bento_lib/package.cfg b/bento_lib/package.cfg
index 5031570..dccefcb 100644
--- a/bento_lib/package.cfg
+++ b/bento_lib/package.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
 name = bento_lib
-version = 7.2.2
+version = 8.0.0
 authors = David Lougheed, Paul Pillot
 author_emails = david.lougheed@mail.mcgill.ca, paul.pillot@computationalgenomics.ca