diff --git a/ess/__init__.py b/ess/__init__.py
index 824511af5de5ae1e42a6cac301622cccec00986c..e1a41293e78393e1afafa77a4b7294dd4aeb1bb3 100644
--- a/ess/__init__.py
+++ b/ess/__init__.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ __all__ = [
     "TTF",
     "nextcloud",
 ]
-__version__ = "2.7.0"
+__version__ = "2.8.0"