diff --git a/SlackTextViewController.podspec b/SlackTextViewController.podspec
index 6b191b71..cea607c4 100644
--- a/SlackTextViewController.podspec
+++ b/SlackTextViewController.podspec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@version = "1.7.2"
+@version = "1.8"
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         		= "SlackTextViewController"