diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index bbf27997e..3fd1e8b7e 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ REACT_APP_TRISATEST_ANALYTICS_ID=
 # GDS User UI Build Args
 REACT_APP_TRISA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:4437/v1/
 REACT_APP_ANALYTICS_ID=
-REACT_APP_VERSION_NUMBER=v1.7.1-dev
+REACT_APP_VERSION_NUMBER=v1.8.0-dev
 REACT_APP_AUTH0_DOMAIN=
 REACT_APP_AUTH0_CLIENT_ID=
 REACT_APP_AUTH0_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:3000/auth/callback
diff --git a/pkg/version.go b/pkg/version.go
index feba48d7c..627d5b161 100644
--- a/pkg/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ const (
 	VersionMajor         = 1
 	VersionMinor         = 7
 	VersionPatch         = 1
-	VersionReleaseLevel  = "rc"
-	VersionReleaseNumber = 7
+	VersionReleaseLevel  = ""
+	VersionReleaseNumber = 8
 )
 
 // Set the GitVersion via -ldflags="-X 'github.com/trisacrypto/directory/pkg.GitVersion=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)'"
diff --git a/web/gds-admin-ui/package.json b/web/gds-admin-ui/package.json
index 05ad1b917..ab03945ef 100644
--- a/web/gds-admin-ui/package.json
+++ b/web/gds-admin-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "gds-admin-ui",
-    "version": "1.7.0",
+    "version": "1.7.1",
     "private": true,
     "dependencies": {
         "@hookform/resolvers": "^2.9.10",
diff --git a/web/gds-user-ui/.env.example b/web/gds-user-ui/.env.example
index f86282851..260da4a53 100644
--- a/web/gds-user-ui/.env.example
+++ b/web/gds-user-ui/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 REACT_APP_TRISA_BASE_URL='http://localhost:4437/v1/'
 REACT_APP_ANALYTICS_ID=''
-REACT_APP_VERSION_NUMBER = '1.7.1-dev'
+REACT_APP_VERSION_NUMBER = '1.8.0-dev'
 REACT_APP_GIT_REVISION = '2022.0.0'
 REACT_APP_AUTH0_DOMAIN = ''
 REACT_APP_AUTH0_CLIENT_ID = '
diff --git a/web/gds-user-ui/package.json b/web/gds-user-ui/package.json
index 3d9caf47e..48badb2cd 100644
--- a/web/gds-user-ui/package.json
+++ b/web/gds-user-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gds-user-ui",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object": "^7.16.7",