diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 83663734d05ff9e7d77b9a8d35990adbaf9db95c..53bf567a58d49097574947f099e34037e99074bd 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif()
 # Conduit
 ################################
 
-project(conduit VERSION "0.7.2")
+project(conduit VERSION "0.8.0")
 
 ################################ 
 # Build Options