diff --git a/django_rq/__init__.py b/django_rq/__init__.py
index 5946fd20..8121b7f0 100644
--- a/django_rq/__init__.py
+++ b/django_rq/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (2, 7, 0)
+VERSION = (2, 8, 0)
 
 from .decorators import job
 from .queues import enqueue, get_connection, get_queue, get_scheduler
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 955ec291..11cab42d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='django-rq',
-    version='2.7.0',
+    version='2.8.0',
     author='Selwin Ong',
     author_email='selwin.ong@gmail.com',
     packages=['django_rq'],