diff --git a/src/platform/qt/version.cmake b/src/platform/qt/version.cmake
index 7af03592..71de716b 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/version.cmake
+++ b/src/platform/qt/version.cmake
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 find_package(Git)
 
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(VERSION_MINOR 8)
+set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 option(RELEASE_BUILD "Build a release version" OFF)