diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2e3643e..983e356 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = npTDMS
-version = 1.7.1
+version = 1.8.0
 description = Cross-platform, NumPy based module for reading TDMS files produced by LabView
 author = Adam Reeve
 author_email = adreeve@gmail.com