diff --git a/xenon/__init__.py b/xenon/__init__.py
index e451444..9a6a664 100644
--- a/xenon/__init__.py
+++ b/xenon/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 The latter is the entry point for the command line program.
 '''
 
-__version__ = '0.7.3'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'
 
 import os
 import sys