diff --git a/h5pyd/version.py b/h5pyd/version.py
index b2caf2e..4a44b9b 100644
--- a/h5pyd/version.py
+++ b/h5pyd/version.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import sys
 import numpy
 
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.8.0"
 
 hdf5_version = "REST"
 
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     )
 )
 
-api_version_tuple = (0, 7, 3)
-api_version = "0.7.3"
+api_version_tuple = (0, 8, 0)
+api_version = "0.8.0"
 
 __doc__ = """\
 This is h5pyd **%s**
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6ffac55..be7cc5f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(name='h5pyd',
-      version='0.7.3',
+      version='0.8.0',
       description='h5py compatible client lib for HDF REST API',
       long_description=long_description,
       url='http://github.com/HDFGroup/h5pyd',