diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5f47ca47..947b7c0a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
 
-AC_INIT([modsecurity], [2.7], [support@modsecurity.org])
+AC_INIT([modsecurity], [2.8], [support@modsecurity.org])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([build])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([LICENSE])