diff --git a/mechanicalsoup/__version__.py b/mechanicalsoup/__version__.py
index d9635607..d68ea5b7 100644
--- a/mechanicalsoup/__version__.py
+++ b/mechanicalsoup/__version__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __title__ = 'MechanicalSoup'
 __description__ = 'A Python library for automating interaction with websites'
 __url__ = 'https://github.com/hickford/MechanicalSoup'
-__version__ = '0.7.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
 __license__ = 'MIT'