diff --git a/edxval/__init__.py b/edxval/__init__.py
index d5211304..9ef3c109 100644
--- a/edxval/__init__.py
+++ b/edxval/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 init
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.7.0'
+__version__ = '2.8.0'