diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 763b273c7..b3424f1e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pg-pool",
-  "version": "1.7.1",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "description": "Connection pool for node-postgres",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {