diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f798e53..6ad2886 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'com.github.mfl28'
-version '2.7.0'
+version '2.8.0'
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/mfl28/boundingboxeditor/controller/Controller.java b/src/main/java/com/github/mfl28/boundingboxeditor/controller/Controller.java
index 91d49f3..0e82f47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/mfl28/boundingboxeditor/controller/Controller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/mfl28/boundingboxeditor/controller/Controller.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class Controller {
     private static final String PROGRAM_NAME = "Bounding Box Editor";
     private static final String PROGRAM_NAME_EXTENSION_SEPARATOR = " - ";
     private static final String GITHUB_WIKI_URL = "https://github.com/mfl28/BoundingBoxEditor/wiki";
-    private static final String PROGRAM_VERSION = "2.7.0";
+    private static final String PROGRAM_VERSION = "2.8.0";
     private static final String PROGRAM_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0";
     private static final String PROGRAM_IDENTIFIER = PROGRAM_NAME + " " + PROGRAM_VERSION;
     private static final String OPEN_FOLDER_ERROR_DIALOG_TITLE = "Image Folder Loading Error";