diff --git a/services/api-server/VERSION b/services/api-server/VERSION
index faef31a4357c..a3df0a6959e1 100644
--- a/services/api-server/VERSION
+++ b/services/api-server/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.0
+0.8.0
diff --git a/services/api-server/openapi.json b/services/api-server/openapi.json
index b9d0b025ea20..c2a3e4d8141b 100644
--- a/services/api-server/openapi.json
+++ b/services/api-server/openapi.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "info": {
     "title": "osparc.io public API",
     "description": "osparc-simcore public API specifications",
-    "version": "0.7.0"
+    "version": "0.8.0"
   },
   "paths": {
     "/v0/meta": {
diff --git a/services/api-server/setup.cfg b/services/api-server/setup.cfg
index da01c1bbd3ea..b0c21ffb25f5 100644
--- a/services/api-server/setup.cfg
+++ b/services/api-server/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.7.0
+current_version = 0.8.0
 commit = True
 message = services/api-server version: {current_version} → {new_version}
 tag = False
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ commit_args = --no-verify
 [tool:pytest]
 asyncio_mode = auto
 addopts = --strict-markers
-markers = 
+markers =
 	slow: marks tests as slow (deselect with '-m "not slow"')
 	acceptance_test: "marks tests as 'acceptance tests' i.e. does the system do what the user expects? Typically those are workflows."
 	testit: "marks test to run during development"
 
 [mypy]
-plugins = 
+plugins =
 	pydantic.mypy
 	sqlalchemy.ext.mypy.plugin