diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 26f19d91..a3500e7c 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// Version should be updated by hand at each release
-	Version = "0.7.0"
+	Version = "0.8.0"
 
 	// GitCommit will be overwritten automatically by the build system
 	GitCommit = "HEAD"