diff --git a/sigstore/__init__.py b/sigstore/__init__.py
index 8d4cf4d93..1a24ee029 100644
--- a/sigstore/__init__.py
+++ b/sigstore/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 The `sigstore` APIs.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"