diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3578dc1..f3cab59 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartagent",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "an agentic framework built on top of @push.rocks/smartai",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",