diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3931488..1ce1101 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "common-tags",
-  "version": "1.7.2",
+  "version": "1.8.0-rc.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9a2965..ee22b23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "common-tags",
   "description": "a few common utility template tags for ES2015",
-  "version": "1.7.2",
+  "version": "1.8.0-rc.1",
   "author": "Declan de Wet <declandewet@me.com>",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "http://github.com/declandewet/common-tags/issues"
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@
   "jsnext:main": "es",
   "module": "es",
   "unpkg": "dist/common-tags.min.js",
-  "files": ["dist", "es", "lib"],
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "es",
+    "lib"
+  ],
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/declandewet/common-tags"