diff --git a/nsupdate/__init__.py b/nsupdate/__init__.py
index 611a882..0049972 100644
--- a/nsupdate/__init__.py
+++ b/nsupdate/__init__.py
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ class Version(tuple):  # pragma: no cover
         return version_str
 
 
-version = Version(0, 7, 0)
+version = Version(0, 8, 0)