diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c95abd570338819bfadcbfab9d43fec770d8ffe5..966a01f4367b1d3061ee4fa4764d8acb652be0d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Aparapi Examples Changelog
 
+##v1.8.0
+
+* Synced to Aparapi 1.8.0
+
 ## 1.7.0
 
 * Synced to Aparapi 1.7.0
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ec9698e392dd0c31b4b2c876fea03a6ac266d22..1805e7e03fe7e2e626e5606675f7e49bc733ed77 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.aparapi</groupId>
     <artifactId>aparapi-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.aparapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>aparapi</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jogamp.gluegen</groupId>