diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index babc64d1..ac2b0987 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="prometheus_client",
-    version="0.7.1",
+    version="0.8.0",
     author="Brian Brazil",
     author_email="brian.brazil@robustperception.io",
     description="Python client for the Prometheus monitoring system.",