diff --git a/osbs-client.spec b/osbs-client.spec
index 30ea099c7..956bfc1f5 100644
--- a/osbs-client.spec
+++ b/osbs-client.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 %global osbs_obsolete_vr 0.14-2
 
 Name:           osbs-client
-Version:        1.7.0
+Version:        1.8.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 
 Summary:        Python command line client for OpenShift Build Service
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ LANG=en_US.utf8 py.test-%{python2_version} -vv tests
 %endif # with_python3
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 15 2021 Martin Bašti <mbasti@redhat.com> 1.8.0-1
+- new upstream release: 1.8.0
+
 * Wed Feb 03 2021 Chenxiong Qi <cqi@redhat.com> 1.7.0-1
 - new upstream release: 1.7.0
 
diff --git a/osbs/version.py b/osbs/version.py
index 4ac2c0c20..fd7a8e0bf 100644
--- a/osbs/version.py
+++ b/osbs/version.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 of the BSD license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"
diff --git a/rel-eng/packages/osbs-client b/rel-eng/packages/osbs-client
index 3db4aae4c..b8a772075 100644
--- a/rel-eng/packages/osbs-client
+++ b/rel-eng/packages/osbs-client
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.0-1 ./
+1.8.0-1 ./
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7182bdd23..3f8869917 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def _install_requirements():
 setup(
     name="osbs-client",
     description='Python module and command line client for OpenShift Build Service',
-    version="1.7.0",
+    version="1.8.0",
     author='Red Hat, Inc.',
     author_email='atomic-devel@projectatomic.io',
     url='https://github.com/containerbuildsystem/osbs-client',