diff --git a/ion-schema/build.gradle b/ion-schema/build.gradle
index 9b1f9e9..52fac3d 100644
--- a/ion-schema/build.gradle
+++ b/ion-schema/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ plugins {
   id "signing"
 }
 
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 
 repositories {
   mavenCentral()