diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e1f767bb2..50a0a43ae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name            = "plugwise"
-version         = "1.7.0a7"
+version         = "1.7.0a8"
 license         = {file = "LICENSE"}
 description     = "Plugwise Smile (Adam/Anna/P1) and Stretch module for Python 3."
 readme          = "README.md"