diff --git a/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml b/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml
index 2b830e108..107261f2b 100644
--- a/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml
+++ b/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 	</content_rating>
 
 	<releases>
+		<release date="2023-04-25" version="1.8.0"/>
 		<release date="2023-04-07" version="1.7.5"/>
 		<release date="2023-04-05" version="1.7.4"/>
 		<release date="2023-03-15" version="1.7.3"/>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c98a255a..084ceeb7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.cryptomator</groupId>
 	<artifactId>cryptomator</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>Cryptomator Desktop App</name>
 
 	<organization>