diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95eb598..0e8d1e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ You can read more about Nebula [on the official repo](https://github.com/slackhq
   user: ansible
   become: yes
   vars:
-    nebula_version: 1.4.0
+    nebula_version: 1.8.0
     nebula_network_name: "Company Nebula Mgmt Net"
     nebula_network_cidr: 16
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4ce00c4..0cdf0e1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-nebula_version: 1.7.1
+nebula_version: 1.8.0
 nebula_network_name: "My Nebula Mesh Network"
 nebula_network_cidr: 24
 nebula_ca_cert_duration: "87600h0m0s" #10 years