diff --git a/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog b/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
index 97885397..5cfff663 100644
--- a/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+nymea-app (1.8.0) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Michael Zanetti ]
+  * Bump version to 1.8
+
+ -- jenkins <developer@nymea.io>  Tue, 16 May 2023 12:48:49 +0200
+
 nymea-app (1.7.23) bionic; urgency=medium
 
   [ Michael Zanetti ]
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 54fa6a54..b6fdc4c7 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1.8.-1
-578
+1.8.0
+579