diff --git a/flask_caching/__init__.py b/flask_caching/__init__.py
index 28dae0b2..4f449e82 100644
--- a/flask_caching/__init__.py
+++ b/flask_caching/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from flask import current_app, request, url_for
 from werkzeug.utils import import_string
 
-__version__ = "1.7.2"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)