diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index be5b3e0..1c9ff3e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(curlftpfs, 0.7)
+AC_INIT(curlftpfs, 0.8)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)