diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9aff3a..ea58c6c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jupyterlab-h5web",
-  "version": "7.1.2",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "description": "A JupyterLab extension to explore and visualize HDF5 file contents.",
   "keywords": [
     "jupyter",