diff --git a/version/build.go b/version/build.go
index 9242aa21f..b4a882bfa 100644
--- a/version/build.go
+++ b/version/build.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package version
 
 // VERSION is the main CLI version number. It's defined at build time using -ldflags
-var VERSION = "2.6.1"
+var VERSION = "2.8.0"
 
 // BuildNumber is the CI build number that creates the release. It's defined at build time using -ldflags
 var BuildNumber = ""