diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cc022bc5..0528aacbe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25) # Needed for CUDA, MPI, and CTest features
 
 project(
   EXP
-  VERSION "7.7.99"
+  VERSION "7.8.0"
   HOMEPAGE_URL https://github.com/EXP-code/EXP
   LANGUAGES C CXX Fortran)
 
diff --git a/doc/exp.cfg b/doc/exp.cfg
index 32f7444ff..1405e49c3 100644
--- a/doc/exp.cfg
+++ b/doc/exp.cfg
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = EXP
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.7.99
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.8.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a