diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 04eec4c..d9f9ee5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 LICENSE = 'BSD'
 PLATFORMS = "Linux, Windows, OSX"
 MAJOR = 1
-MINOR = 7
+MINOR = 8
 MICRO = 0
 
 #SCRIPTS = glob.glob('scripts/*')