diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index faef31a..a3df0a6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.0
+0.8.0
diff --git a/src/ecopcr.c b/src/ecopcr.c
index 5c63ca6..c531335 100644
--- a/src/ecopcr.c
+++ b/src/ecopcr.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 
-#define VERSION "0.7.0"
+#define VERSION "0.8.0"
 
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------- */