diff --git a/faster_whisper/version.py b/faster_whisper/version.py
index c8de23ac..028b8b04 100644
--- a/faster_whisper/version.py
+++ b/faster_whisper/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Version information."""
 
-__version__ = "0.7.1"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"