diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ce69ba..bd3a9e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ## master (unreleased)
+  - new things!
+
+## 1.8.0
   - stat("$HOME/.aprc") once [@kstephens] - [#304]
   - ActiveRecord: #joins now show the columns #select'ed [@adrianomitre] - [#211]
   - Handles NoMethodError for IRB implicit `ai` [@jtnegrotto] - [#212]
diff --git a/lib/awesome_print/version.rb b/lib/awesome_print/version.rb
index bbac362..bc7cf95 100644
--- a/lib/awesome_print/version.rb
+++ b/lib/awesome_print/version.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 module AwesomePrint
   def self.version
-    '1.7.0'
+    '1.8.0'
   end
 end