diff --git a/lib/hyrax/version.rb b/lib/hyrax/version.rb
index 1feaaf189a..fbc8bac8cd 100644
--- a/lib/hyrax/version.rb
+++ b/lib/hyrax/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Hyrax
-  VERSION = '2.7.2'.freeze
+  VERSION = '2.8.0'.freeze
 end