diff --git a/software/firmware/version.py b/software/firmware/version.py
index 8936482f9..f3b996ae1 100644
--- a/software/firmware/version.py
+++ b/software/firmware/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # EuroPi firmware and contrib package version
-__version__ = "0.7.1"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"