diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d7a432f..10a8432 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if(WASM)
     set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/wasm/emsdk/upstream/emscripten/cmake/Modules/Platform/Emscripten.cmake")
 endif()
 
-project(mgclient VERSION 1.7.0)
+project(mgclient VERSION 1.8.0)
 # Minor version increase can also mean ABI incompatibility with previous
 # versions. IMPORTANT: Take care of the SO version manually.
 set(mgclient_SOVERSION 2)