diff --git a/pydantic_settings/version.py b/pydantic_settings/version.py
index e457d727..223eb18b 100644
--- a/pydantic_settings/version.py
+++ b/pydantic_settings/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '2.7.1'
+VERSION = '2.8.0'