diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f8ef96d3cb7a01360f25b0c1a23ef33a5b38342..bd79e5d96841a4f7cf67737b1f3f287e2530515d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 PACKAGE		:= abuild
-VERSION		:= 2.7.4
+VERSION		:= 2.8.0
 
 prefix		?= /usr
 sysconfdir	?= /etc