diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/main-publish-release.yml
index 22d8ceca2b..992414bb07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-publish-release.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,28 @@ jobs:
         with:
           credentials_json: ${{ secrets.RELEASES_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON }}
 
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        id: create_release
+        with:
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          release_name: v${{ steps.read_version.outputs.content }}
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.read_version.outputs.content }}
+          body_path: CHANGELOG.md
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Upload distribution binary file
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./distribution/target/dqo-distribution-${{steps.read_version.outputs.content}}-bin.zip
+          asset_name: dqo-distribution-${{steps.read_version.outputs.content}}-bin.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+
       - id: 'upload-release-asia'
         uses: 'google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v2'
         with:
@@ -170,28 +192,6 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - name: Create GitHub release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        id: create_release
-        with:
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-          release_name: v${{ steps.read_version.outputs.content }}
-          tag_name: v${{ steps.read_version.outputs.content }}
-          body_path: CHANGELOG.md
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-
-      - name: Upload distribution binary file
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./distribution/target/dqo-distribution-${{steps.read_version.outputs.content}}-bin.zip
-          asset_name: dqo-distribution-${{steps.read_version.outputs.content}}-bin.zip
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
-
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.run/dqo run.run.xml b/.run/dqo run.run.xml
index 33a65375db..9e10352ee2 100644
--- a/.run/dqo run.run.xml	
+++ b/.run/dqo run.run.xml	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <option name="region" />
       <option name="useCurrentConnection" value="false" />
     </extension>
-    <option name="JAR_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/dqops/target/dqo-dqops-1.7.0.jar" />
+    <option name="JAR_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/dqops/target/dqo-dqops-1.8.0.jar" />
     <option name="VM_PARAMETERS" value="-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=60.0 --add-opens java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.util.concurrent=ALL-UNNAMED" />
     <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--server.port=8888" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="C:\dev\dqoado" />
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9dbb0c0052..afa2b3515e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.8.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index 8655a10006..9cfa8b6920 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.dqops</groupId>
 	<artifactId>dqo-distribution</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0</version>  <!-- DQOps Version, do not touch (changed automatically) -->
+    <version>1.8.0</version>  <!-- DQOps Version, do not touch (changed automatically) -->
 	<name>dqo-distribution</name>
 	<description>DQOps Data Quality Operations Center final assembly</description>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/distribution/python/dqops/version.py b/distribution/python/dqops/version.py
index 25e7cca0c1..1c701cee41 100644
--- a/distribution/python/dqops/version.py
+++ b/distribution/python/dqops/version.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # limit
 
 # WARNING: the next two lines with the version numbers (VERSION =, PIP_VERSION =) should not be modified manually. They are changed by a maven profile at compile time.
-VERSION = "1.7.0"
-PIP_VERSION = "1.7.0"
+VERSION = "1.8.0"
+PIP_VERSION = "1.8.0"
 GITHUB_RELEASE = "v" + VERSION + ""
 JAVA_VERSION = "17"
 
diff --git a/dqo b/dqo
index 8c2dea6c2a..8f0b6c2bdd 100755
--- a/dqo
+++ b/dqo
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-export DQO_VERSION=1.7.0
+export DQO_VERSION=1.8.0
 
 # Configure local development environment overrides
 if [ -f $(dirname $0)/set-dqo-envs.sh ]; then
diff --git a/dqo.cmd b/dqo.cmd
index a17805eb89..98820899c0 100644
--- a/dqo.cmd
+++ b/dqo.cmd
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 @REM limitations under the License.
 @REM
 
-set DQO_VERSION=1.7.0
+set DQO_VERSION=1.8.0
 
 rem Configure local development environment overrides
 if exist "%~dp0set-dqo-envs.cmd" (
diff --git a/dqops/pom.xml b/dqops/pom.xml
index ccf3fdf3bb..8de5fee2c2 100644
--- a/dqops/pom.xml
+++ b/dqops/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>com.dqops</groupId>
 	<artifactId>dqo-dqops</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0</version>  <!-- DQOps Version, do not touch (changed automatically) -->
+    <version>1.8.0</version>  <!-- DQOps Version, do not touch (changed automatically) -->
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>dqo-dqops</name>
 	<description>DQOps Data Quality Operations Center</description>
diff --git a/dqops/src/main/frontend/package.json b/dqops/src/main/frontend/package.json
index 526ca148e4..2a83ffdd0e 100644
--- a/dqops/src/main/frontend/package.json
+++ b/dqops/src/main/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "DQOps",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@codemirror/lang-python": "6.1.3",
diff --git a/dqops/src/main/resources/banner.txt b/dqops/src/main/resources/banner.txt
index dfd0ae7553..82aa9a0b7b 100644
--- a/dqops/src/main/resources/banner.txt
+++ b/dqops/src/main/resources/banner.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
  | |) | | (_) | | (_) | | '_ \ (_-<
  |___/   \__\_\  \___/  | .__/ /__/
                         |_|
- :: DQOps Data Quality Operations Center ::    (v1.7.0)
+ :: DQOps Data Quality Operations Center ::    (v1.8.0)
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index fd30967b94..031c7bd08e 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.dqops</groupId>
 	<artifactId>dqo-lib</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0</version>  <!-- DQOps Version, do not touch (changed automatically) -->
+    <version>1.8.0</version>  <!-- DQOps Version, do not touch (changed automatically) -->
 	<name>lib</name>
 	<description>POM for a list of dependencies to libraries that should be distributed in the "lib" folder, especially all JDBC drivers.</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e0e6ca5ac..6918b9581b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.dqops</groupId>
     <artifactId>dqo-data-quality-observer</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0</version>  <!-- DQOps Version, do not touch (changed automatically) -->
+    <version>1.8.0</version>  <!-- DQOps Version, do not touch (changed automatically) -->
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <description>DQOps Data Quality Operations Center</description>