diff --git a/lensfunpy/_version.py b/lensfunpy/_version.py
index 16c83d8..f9eec44 100644
--- a/lensfunpy/_version.py
+++ b/lensfunpy/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
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+__version__ = "1.8.0"
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