diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8b6a280df..f218f99764 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ dependency into your project's `pom.xml`:
com.amazon.ion
ion-java
- 1.7.1
+ 1.8.0
```
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e9097b005..c6731ce47e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
4.0.0
com.amazon.ion
ion-java
- 1.7.2-SNAPSHOT
+ 1.8.0
bundle
${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}