diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Revision history for ogma-language-jsonspec
 
+## [1.8.0] - 2025-07-13
+
+* Version bump 1.8.0 (#275).
+
 ## [1.7.0] - 2025-03-21
 
 * Version bump 1.7.0 (#269).
diff --git a/ogma-language-jsonspec.cabal b/ogma-language-jsonspec.cabal
--- a/ogma-language-jsonspec.cabal
+++ b/ogma-language-jsonspec.cabal
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 build-type:          Simple
 
 name:                ogma-language-jsonspec
-version:             1.7.0
+version:             1.8.0
 homepage:            https://github.com/nasa/ogma
 bug-reports:         https://github.com/nasa/ogma/issues
 license:             OtherLicense
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     , mtl                    >= 2.2.2    && < 2.4
     , bytestring             >= 0.10.8.2 && < 0.13
 
-    , ogma-spec              >= 1.7.0 && < 1.8
+    , ogma-spec              >= 1.8.0 && < 1.9
 
   hs-source-dirs:
     src