diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 928bc0e..318cb1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+
+
+## qiskit-aqt-provider v1.8.0
+
 * Reduce gates per circuit to 2000 and circuits per batch to 50 (#181)
 
 ## qiskit-aqt-provider v1.7.0
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 8f5f925..c3f48d5 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 author = "Qiskit and AQT development teams"
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.7.0"
+release = "1.8.0"
 
 extensions = [
     "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3892a3a..6318357 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ requires = [
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "qiskit-aqt-provider"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 description = "Qiskit provider for AQT backends"
 authors = [
   "Qiskit Development Team",