diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0305e0d7d2..78ea4909a9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 target=10
-VERSION_NAME=1.7.1
+VERSION_NAME=1.8.0
 GROUP=com.facebook.fresco
 
 # Deps for gradle