diff --git a/charts/generic-service/Chart.yaml b/charts/generic-service/Chart.yaml
index ece9c70..78c3d41 100644
--- a/charts/generic-service/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/generic-service/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ apiVersion: v1
 description: runs a service (with monitoring, ingress, etc.)
 home: https://github.com/nano-byte/helm-charts/tree/master/charts/generic-service
 name: generic-service
-version: 1.7.2
+version: 1.8.0
diff --git a/charts/generic-service/README.md b/charts/generic-service/README.md
index efb2900..c46710e 100644
--- a/charts/generic-service/README.md
+++ b/charts/generic-service/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This chart is most commonly used as a dependency instead of installing it direct
 ```yaml
 dependencies:
   - name: generic-service
-    version: ~1.7.0
+    version: ~1.8.0
     repository: https://helm.nano-byte.net
     alias: app
 ```