diff --git a/ratpack/pom.xml b/ratpack/pom.xml
index 9ad654fa7d62..13770d147408 100644
--- a/ratpack/pom.xml
+++ b/ratpack/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <ratpack.version>1.5.4</ratpack.version>
+        <ratpack.version>1.8.0</ratpack.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.3</httpclient.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.6</httpcore.version>
         <hystrix.version>1.5.12</hystrix.version>