diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 25a6ced8b2ee5a8d4640e41438d9db2d9ca25bfa..afa2b3515e910d7f01eb4eb95480e0fbd9385f75 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.8
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+1.8.0
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