diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6625051..b919d93 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.flossware</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7</version>
+    <version>1.8</version>
 
     <name>FlossWare Java Commons Library</name>
     <description>This project is a collection of shareable Java related functionality.</description>