diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 80a555ba..3c13b3a8 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ endif()
 
 message(STATUS "CMake Version: ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 
-project(CUTLASS VERSION 2.7.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(CUTLASS VERSION 2.8.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CUDA.cmake)
 
 if (CUDA_VERSION VERSION_LESS 10.2)