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