diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index d3841f7..1d5423c 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://github.com/sblantipodi/arduino_bootstrapper.git"
     },
-    "version": "1.7.9",
+    "version": "1.8.0",
     "examples": "examples/*.cpp", 
     "exclude": "tests",
     "frameworks": "arduino",
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index d72cd85..ba1191d 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Bootstrapper
-version=1.7.9
+version=1.8.0
 author=Davide Perini <perini.davide@dpsoftware.org>
 maintainer=Davide Perini <perini.davide@dpsoftware.org>
 sentence=A client library for MQTT messaging.