diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 578ffea..72e6d50 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Version 0.8 (unreleased)
+
 Version 0.7 (20050615)
 
  * first public release
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 0c9d48b..4e947cc 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # invoke with 'scons' to build the library
 
 LIBSTROPHE_VERSION_MAJOR=0
-LIBSTROPHE_VERSION_MINOR=7
+LIBSTROPHE_VERSION_MINOR=8
 
 from os.path import join