diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b31d145..762d809 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ PROJECT( LCFIVertex )
 
 # project version
 SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MAJOR 0 )
-SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR 7 )
-SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 4 )
+SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR 8 )
+SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 0 )