diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b01e423..ea38164f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set(LibraryVersion "1.7")
+set(LibraryVersion "1.8")
 add_definitions(-DLIBRARY_VERSION="${LibraryVersion}")
 
 #find garfield libs and includes