diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 5ec5b8751..aef538e58 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ var (
 	CgoEnabled bool
 
 	// The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "1.7.11"
+	Version = "1.8.0"
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 	VersionMetadata   = ""
 )