diff --git a/paci/__init__.py b/paci/__init__.py
index a26a713..6b39f70 100644
--- a/paci/__init__.py
+++ b/paci/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """Sets the version number of paci."""
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"