diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index df3cbb5..ca6bf55 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.8 (released xx.xx.xxxx)
+
+
 1.7 (released 27.6.2014)
 
 * Configure the xz program to also extract LZMA files.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6121936..346b510 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from distutils import util
 from distutils.file_util import write_file
 
 AppName = "patool"
-AppVersion = "1.7"
+AppVersion = "1.8"
 MyName = "Bastian Kleineidam"
 MyEmail = "bastian.kleineidam@web.de"