diff --git a/include/libssh/libssh.h b/include/libssh/libssh.h
index e78b8a27..10a29e0d 100644
--- a/include/libssh/libssh.h
+++ b/include/libssh/libssh.h
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@
 
 /* libssh version */
 #define LIBSSH_VERSION_MAJOR  0
-#define LIBSSH_VERSION_MINOR  7
-#define LIBSSH_VERSION_MICRO  90
+#define LIBSSH_VERSION_MINOR  8
+#define LIBSSH_VERSION_MICRO  0
 
 #define LIBSSH_VERSION_INT SSH_VERSION_INT(LIBSSH_VERSION_MAJOR, \
                                            LIBSSH_VERSION_MINOR, \