diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 062b66ce..d96aea49 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from setuptools import Extension, setup
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
 
-__version__ = '0.7.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
 
 
 include_dirs = [