diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 05f9be8..83dc758 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.8.8
+    - XML namespace support
+
 0.8.7
 	- SCRAM-SHA-1 authentication mechanism
 	- pkg-config support
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8a8bca2..4ab4b9b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([libstrophe], [0.8.7], [jack@metajack.im])
+AC_INIT([libstrophe], [0.8.8], [jack@metajack.im])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 LT_INIT([dlopen])