diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index f3f5f6ab5..97615b581 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>hpp-fcl</name>
-  <version>1.7.8</version>
+  <version>1.8.0</version>
   <description>An extension of the Flexible Collision Library.</description>
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