diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 089ef38..aea3633 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+v1.8
 Bugfixes
 - The calendar panel now shows scrollbars, if the window doesn't have enough
   room to show all buttons in the layout.
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index c82e8f5..e420293 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fun Process.waitForOrKill(millis: Long) {
  * TODO maybe generate Version.java from Gradle?
  */
 fun calculateVersion(): String {
-	val defaultVersion: String = "1.7-nongit"
+	val defaultVersion: String = "1.8-nongit"
 	try {
 		val git: Grgit = Grgit.open(mapOf("dir" to project.rootDir))
 		/*