diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 97dc2b7f7..a8efd9dfa 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # NeL
 #  Authors: Nevrax and the NeL Community
-#  Version: 0.7.0
+#  Version: 0.8.0
 #
 # Notes:
 #   * Changing install location: add -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/my/new/path
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ NL_SETUP_BUILD_FLAGS()
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6)
 PROJECT(RyzomCore CXX C)
 SET(NL_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-SET(NL_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+SET(NL_VERSION_MINOR 8)
 SET(NL_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 SET(NL_VERSION "${NL_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NL_VERSION_MINOR}.${NL_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
diff --git a/code/nel/configure.ac b/code/nel/configure.ac
index 86e511f9c..84edccc05 100644
--- a/code/nel/configure.ac
+++ b/code/nel/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # *and* AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL_VERSION)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT([nel],[0.7.0],[nel-all@nevrax.org])
+AC_INIT([nel],[0.8.0],[nel-all@nevrax.org])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([tar-ustar])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(include/nel/misc/types_nl.h)