diff --git a/notepad++.xml b/notepad++.xml
index d801d128c3edbbbbb28a1b13ee6bc171e6471bf7..799618eb280180102e6fdaecfba7da0c6f861d02 100755
--- a/notepad++.xml
+++ b/notepad++.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <packages>
 <package id="notepad++" name="Notepad++" revision="%version%.1" reboot="false">
  
-  <variable name="version" value="7.7.1" />
+  <variable name="version" value="7.8" />
 
   <!-- 64bit version exists as of 7.1, but most of the plugins aren't available. So stick with 32bit until they sort that -->
    <check type="uninstall" condition="versiongreaterorequal" path="Notepad++ (32-bit x86)" value="%version%" />