diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index eb2872a..2aa2e42 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