diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index bdf33da..02bf08d 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		<AssemblyTitle>$(MSBuildProjectName)</AssemblyTitle>
 
 		<BuildNumber>0</BuildNumber>
-		<MeshKernelNETVersion>7.0.4</MeshKernelNETVersion>
+		<MeshKernelNETVersion>8.0.0</MeshKernelNETVersion>
 		<Version>$(MeshKernelNETVersion).$(BuildNumber)</Version>
 		<FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
 	</PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 958550c..281e7ae 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/nuget/MeshKernelNET.nuspec b/nuget/MeshKernelNET.nuspec
index d4cf0df..8e035b3 100644
--- a/nuget/MeshKernelNET.nuspec
+++ b/nuget/MeshKernelNET.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd">
 	<metadata>
 		<id>MeshKernelNET</id>
-		<version>7.0.4</version>
+		<version>8.0.0</version>
 		<title>Deltares meshing library</title>
 		<authors>Deltares</authors>
 		<owners>Deltares</owners>