Update version number

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Release Notes v1.8 (work in progress)
+===
+### Objectives: *to be defined*
+
+Changes
+-------
+
+- Updated version number
+
 Release Notes v1.7
 ===
 ### Objectives: *Examples, documentation, additional API functions, some functions rewritten, bug fixes and updates*

include/civetweb.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef CIVETWEB_HEADER_INCLUDED
 #define CIVETWEB_HEADER_INCLUDED
 
-#define CIVETWEB_VERSION "1.7"
+#define CIVETWEB_VERSION "1.8"
 
 #ifndef CIVETWEB_API
 #if defined(_WIN32)