diff --git a/Interlace/lib/core/__version__.py b/Interlace/lib/core/__version__.py
index bec9aef..b280975 100644
--- a/Interlace/lib/core/__version__.py
+++ b/Interlace/lib/core/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.7.6'
+__version__ = '1.8.0'