diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e97330a57..8cad651b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 VERSION = 1
-PATCHLEVEL = 7
+PATCHLEVEL = 8
 SUBLEVEL = 0
 EXTRAVERSION = .svn
 NAME = Unnamed