diff --git a/GCRCatalogs/version.py b/GCRCatalogs/version.py
index 0e1a38d3..b2809757 100644
--- a/GCRCatalogs/version.py
+++ b/GCRCatalogs/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.7.0'
+__version__ = '1.8.0'