diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 59166bb8..153ed936 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cloudant/couchbackup",
-  "version": "2.7.1-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91fb7c4a..e06a461e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cloudant/couchbackup",
-  "version": "2.7.1-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "description": "CouchBackup - command-line backup utility for Cloudant/CouchDB",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cloudant/couchbackup",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cloudant/couchbackup.git",