diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 5d07c596844..46d170db237 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define MAKE_VERSION(a,b,c) STRINGIZE(a) "." STRINGIZE(b) "." STRINGIZE(c)
 
 #define I2PD_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define I2PD_VERSION_MINOR 7
+#define I2PD_VERSION_MINOR 8
 #define I2PD_VERSION_MICRO 0
 #define I2PD_VERSION_PATCH 0
 #define I2PD_VERSION MAKE_VERSION(I2PD_VERSION_MAJOR, I2PD_VERSION_MINOR, I2PD_VERSION_MICRO)