diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c7eaf1a..c96ce66 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <!-- Revision variable removes warning about dynamic version -->
         <revision>${build.version}-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <!-- This allows to change between versions and snapshots. -->
-        <build.version>1.7.5</build.version>
+        <build.version>1.8.0</build.version>
         <build.number>-LOCAL</build.number>
         <sonar.projectKey>BentoBoxWorld_Greenhouses</sonar.projectKey>
         <sonar.organization>bentobox-world</sonar.organization>