diff --git a/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist b/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
index e4207b2f4683..6ae66a7c937c 100644
--- a/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
+++ b/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
   <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
   <string>electron.icns</string>
   <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-  <string>1.7.6</string>
+  <string>1.8.0</string>
   <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-  <string>1.7.6</string>
+  <string>1.8.0</string>
   <key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
   <string>public.app-category.developer-tools</string>
   <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
diff --git a/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc b/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
index 9035ccc9e460..42f829668f73 100644
--- a/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
+++ b/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,7,6,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,7,6,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,8,0,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,8,0,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "GitHub, Inc."
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Electron"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.7.6"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.8.0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "electron.exe"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2015 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved."
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "electron.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Electron"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.7.6"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.8.0"
             VALUE "SquirrelAwareVersion", "1"
         END
     END
diff --git a/atom/common/atom_version.h b/atom/common/atom_version.h
index 0f58ceb5123e..52c461543c46 100644
--- a/atom/common/atom_version.h
+++ b/atom/common/atom_version.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #define ATOM_COMMON_ATOM_VERSION_H_
 
 #define ATOM_MAJOR_VERSION 1
-#define ATOM_MINOR_VERSION 7
-#define ATOM_PATCH_VERSION 6
+#define ATOM_MINOR_VERSION 8
+#define ATOM_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
 #define ATOM_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 
diff --git a/electron.gyp b/electron.gyp
index c16d61822ed4..485a12b3f8d6 100644
--- a/electron.gyp
+++ b/electron.gyp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     'product_name%': 'Electron',
     'company_name%': 'GitHub, Inc',
     'company_abbr%': 'github',
-    'version%': '1.7.6',
+    'version%': '1.8.0',
     'js2c_input_dir': '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/js2c',
   },
   'includes': [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96a72c367fef..9ab42f660843 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron",
-  "version": "1.7.6",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "repository": "https://github.com/electron/electron",
   "description": "Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS",
   "devDependencies": {