diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a3cc6acd..ec38f4a2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set(LibraryVersion "1.7")
+set(LibraryVersion "1.8")
 add_definitions(-DLIBRARY_VERSION="${LibraryVersion}")
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Windows")