diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 3b34d22..804a616 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.7.2
+v1.8.0
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index b410def..159a59d 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ func isUpdateRequired(current string, latest string) bool {
 }
 
 func getLatestVersion() (string, error) {
+	goproxy := "https://proxy.golang.org"
 	cmd := exec.Command("go", "env", "GOPROXY")
 	output, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		fmt.Printf("failed to get GOPROXY: %v\n", err)
+	} else {
+		goproxy = strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
 	}
 
-	goproxy := strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
 	if goproxy == "" {
 		goproxy = "https://proxy.golang.org"
 	}