diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 3783341..f786d15 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # NOTE: update version in CMakeLists.txt after changing these
 N2N_MAJOR="2"
-N2N_MINOR="7"
+N2N_MINOR="8"
 N2N_PATCH="0"
 
 N2N_VERSION_SHORT="$N2N_MAJOR.$N2N_MINOR.$N2N_PATCH"