diff --git a/buildVars.py b/buildVars.py
index 8d59d97..70d7708 100644
--- a/buildVars.py
+++ b/buildVars.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	# Translators: Long description to be shown for this add-on on add-on information from add-ons manager
 	"addon_description": _("""When this add-on is installed, NVDA can report the text typed in protected controls such as passwords."""),
 	# version
-	"addon_version": "7.0.0",
+	"addon_version": "8.0.0",
 	# Author(s)
 	"addon_author": u"Noelia Ruiz Martínez <nrm1977@gmail.com>",
 	# URL for the add-on documentation support