diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b308609..8a1078c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ include (GetGitRevisionDescription)
 git_describe (VERSION "--tags")
 if ("x_${VERSION}" STREQUAL "x_GIT-NOTFOUND" OR "x_${VERSION}" STREQUAL "x_HEAD-HASH-NOTFOUND" OR "x_${VERSION}" STREQUAL "x_-128-NOTFOUND")
   message (WARNING " - Install git to compile a production libmraa!")
-  set (VERSION "v1.7.0")
+  set (VERSION "v1.8.0")
 endif ()
 
 message (STATUS "INFO - libmraa Version ${VERSION}")
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 973e9a4..a47dcad 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ This changelog is meant as a quick & rough guide to what has changed between
 versions. The API is now fairly stable but when new calls/features are added
 they are listed here. Anything pre 0.2.x is ignored.
 
+**1.8.0**
+  * Added Up2 support & grovePi subplatform support
+  * Various improvements on 96board, rpi, beaglebone & Up boards
+  * CMake 3.8+ improvements
+  * Peripheral I/O improvements
+  * Json platform improvements
+  * Static analysis cleanup using SonarQube
+
 **1.7.0**
   * Peripheral I/O support for Android Things
   * Deprecation of node v0.10.x and 0.12.x