diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f38fc5393ff66e64aaa5d8733ea9b44d31927dce..a3df0a6959e154733da89a5d6063742ce6d5b851 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.3
+0.8.0