diff --git a/lib/orcid/version.rb b/lib/orcid/version.rb
index 4056f9d..4677c5e 100644
--- a/lib/orcid/version.rb
+++ b/lib/orcid/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Orcid
-  VERSION = '0.1.1'
+  VERSION = '0.8.0'
 end