diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5dd075742..bee32360c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 1)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 7)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 2)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 8)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2014)