diff --git a/software/openvisualizer/openvisualizer/ovVersion.py b/software/openvisualizer/openvisualizer/ovVersion.py
index a3112e5b4..39b0482b7 100644
--- a/software/openvisualizer/openvisualizer/ovVersion.py
+++ b/software/openvisualizer/openvisualizer/ovVersion.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 MAJOR = 1
-MINOR = 6
+MINOR = 8
 PATCH = 0
 
 VERSION = (MAJOR,MINOR,PATCH)
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