diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e705e39f9..82fbf0ae9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parity"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "app_dirs 1.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 03d9c9664..3adaf62d4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 description = "Parity Ethereum client"
 name = "parity"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 build = "build.rs"
diff --git a/mac/Parity.pkgproj b/mac/Parity.pkgproj
index cc7810dba..1c87af629 100755
--- a/mac/Parity.pkgproj
+++ b/mac/Parity.pkgproj
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
 				<key>OVERWRITE_PERMISSIONS</key>
 				<false/>
 				<key>VERSION</key>
-				<string>1.7.0</string>
+				<string>1.8.0</string>
 			</dict>
 			<key>UUID</key>
 			<string>2DCD5B81-7BAF-4DA1-9251-6274B089FD36</string>
diff --git a/mac/Parity/Info.plist b/mac/Parity/Info.plist
index 017939aec..dba951778 100644
--- a/mac/Parity/Info.plist
+++ b/mac/Parity/Info.plist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>1.6</string>
+	<string>1.8</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>1</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
diff --git a/nsis/installer.nsi b/nsis/installer.nsi
index 7173beccc..5b7940302 100644
--- a/nsis/installer.nsi
+++ b/nsis/installer.nsi
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 !define COMPANYNAME "Parity"
 !define DESCRIPTION "Fast, light, robust Ethereum implementation"
 !define VERSIONMAJOR 1
-!define VERSIONMINOR 7
+!define VERSIONMINOR 8
 !define VERSIONBUILD 0
 !define ARGS "--warp"
 !define FIRST_START_ARGS "ui --warp --mode=passive"