diff --git a/baseclasses/__init__.py b/baseclasses/__init__.py
index 0e56f63..9ecf32e 100644
--- a/baseclasses/__init__.py
+++ b/baseclasses/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"
 
 from .problems import (
     AeroProblem,