diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/VersionImpl.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/VersionImpl.java
index 424f8d19..d7514861 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/VersionImpl.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/VersionImpl.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 public class VersionImpl implements Version {
 
     // draft version
-    private static final int SOP_VERSION = 7;
+    private static final int SOP_VERSION = 8;
 
     @Override
     @Nonnull