diff --git a/pyquil/__init__.py b/pyquil/__init__.py
index 14d9d2f58..29654eec0 100644
--- a/pyquil/__init__.py
+++ b/pyquil/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"