diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ae1cd83b..47104846 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    bolognese (1.7.4)
+    bolognese (1.8)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.5)
       benchmark_methods (~> 0.7)
       bibtex-ruby (>= 5.1.0)
diff --git a/lib/bolognese/version.rb b/lib/bolognese/version.rb
index 19c715d8..597520b4 100644
--- a/lib/bolognese/version.rb
+++ b/lib/bolognese/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Bolognese
-  VERSION = "1.7.4"
+  VERSION = "1.8"
 end