diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d7c839af..64444b13 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # GNU Make syntax
 VERSION_MAJOR := 1
-VERSION_MINOR := 7
-VERSION_PATCH := 3
+VERSION_MINOR := 8
+VERSION_PATCH := 0