diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index c7689a0c..dd810d6b 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# 8.0.0
+
+Saves from 7.x are not compatible with 8.0.
+
+## Features/Improvements
+
+## Fixes
+
 # 7.0.0
 
 Saves from 6.x are not compatible with 7.0.
diff --git a/game/version.py b/game/version.py
index 81330d5d..62b71870 100644
--- a/game/version.py
+++ b/game/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
-MAJOR_VERSION = 7
+MAJOR_VERSION = 8
 MINOR_VERSION = 0
 MICRO_VERSION = 0
 VERSION_NUMBER = ".".join(str(v) for v in (MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, MICRO_VERSION))