diff --git a/sncosmo/__init__.py b/sncosmo/__init__.py
index f67413e..e82a609 100644
--- a/sncosmo/__init__.py
+++ b/sncosmo/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from astropy.config import ConfigItem, ConfigNamespace
 from astropy.config.configuration import update_default_config
 
-__version__ = "2.7.0"
+__version__ = "2.8.0"
 
 
 def test(package=None, test_path=None, args=None, plugins=None,