diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c3103ce4..b2dbb0aa4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (vcf-validator CXX C)
 
 set (vcf-validator_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set (vcf-validator_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+set (vcf-validator_VERSION_MINOR 8)
 set (vcf-validator_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 configure_file (