2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 860b6ad..47f0ace 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Changelog
 =========
 
 
+1.8.0 (unreleased)
+------------------
+
 1.7.0 (2016-01-12)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/pep8.py b/pep8.py
index 3c950d4..fceb245 100755
--- a/pep8.py
+++ b/pep8.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
 
-__version__ = '1.7.0'
+__version__ = '1.8.0-dev'
 
 DEFAULT_EXCLUDE = '.svn,CVS,.bzr,.hg,.git,__pycache__,.tox'
 DEFAULT_IGNORE = 'E121,E123,E126,E226,E24,E704'