diff --git a/packages/desktop/package.json b/packages/desktop/package.json
index ccc43a7a..575aa24b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fms-file-explorer-desktop",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "description": "An application designed to simplify access and exploration of data produced by the Allen Institute for Cell Science, provide an intuitive mechanism for organizing data and provide simple hooks to incorporating that data into both programmatic and non-programmatic workflows.",
   "main": "dist/main/index.js",
   "repository": {