diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 096f1b9..92bcb35 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "cfeintact"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.8.0"
 description = "A bioinformatics tool for detecting defects in HIV-1 proviral sequences."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"