diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3abd2ed0..cbbe6d38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sprotty",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "description": "A next-gen framework for graphical views",
   "license": "(EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0)",
   "keywords": [