diff --git a/release-notes/odfe-sql-cli.release-notes-1.7.0.0.md b/release-notes/odfe-sql-cli.release-notes-1.7.0.0.md
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--- a/release-notes/odfe-sql-cli.release-notes-1.7.0.0.md
+++ b/release-notes/odfe-sql-cli.release-notes-1.7.0.0.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 2020-05-04 Version 1.7.0.0 (Current)
+## 2020-05-04 Version 1.7.0.0
 
 This is the first official release of Open Distro for Elasticsearch SQL CLI
 
diff --git a/release-notes/odfe-sql-cli.release-notes-1.8.0.0.md b/release-notes/odfe-sql-cli.release-notes-1.8.0.0.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## 2020-05-18 Version 1.8.0.0 (Current)
+
+### Features
+#### Elasticsearch and ODFE SQL Plugin Compatibility
+* Feature [#41](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/sql-cli/pull/41): Elasticsearch 7.7.0 and ODFE SQL Plugin 1.8.0 compatibility (issue: [#40](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/sql-cli/issues/40))
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diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
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--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 permissions and limitations under the License.
 """
-__version__ = "1.7.0.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.0.0"