diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 69c25fe5..f03735ea 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="matlab-proxy",
-    version="0.7.7",
+    version="0.8.0",
     url=config["doc_url"],
     author="The MathWorks, Inc.",
     author_email="cloud@mathworks.com",