diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 326e043..92a5113 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(irqbalance,1.7.0)
+AC_INIT(irqbalance,1.8.0)
 AC_PREREQ(2.12)dnl
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)