diff --git a/m-core.h b/m-core.h
index caf574d0..53b0fff5 100644
--- a/m-core.h
+++ b/m-core.h
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
 
 /* Define M*LIB version */
 #define M_CORE_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define M_CORE_VERSION_MINOR 7
-#define M_CORE_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL 4
+#define M_CORE_VERSION_MINOR 8
+#define M_CORE_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL 0
 
 /* M_ASSUME is equivalent to M_ASSERT, but gives hints to compiler
    about how to optimize the code if NDEBUG is defined.