diff --git a/cmd/telegraf/telegraf.go b/cmd/telegraf/telegraf.go
index e3ab11028..b21f223cf 100644
--- a/cmd/telegraf/telegraf.go
+++ b/cmd/telegraf/telegraf.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var fService = flag.String("service", "",
 var fRunAsConsole = flag.Bool("console", false, "run as console application (windows only)")
 
 var (
-	nextVersion = "1.7.0"
+	nextVersion = "1.8.0"
 	version     string
 	commit      string
 	branch      string
diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index 61f2b0dce..1da0122a5 100755
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ supported_packages = {
     "freebsd": [ "tar" ]
 }
 
-next_version = '1.7.0'
+next_version = '1.8.0'
 
 ################
 #### Telegraf Functions