diff --git a/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp b/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp
index eebe2b99..f578a3e7 100644
--- a/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp
+++ b/include/xeus-cpp/xeus_cpp_config.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 
 // Project version
 #define XEUS_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define XEUS_CPP_VERSION_MINOR 7
+#define XEUS_CPP_VERSION_MINOR 8
 #define XEUS_CPP_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define XEUS_CPP_VERSION_LABEL dev
 
 // Composing the version string from major, minor and patch
 #define XEUS_CPP_CONCATENATE(A, B) XEUS_CPP_CONCATENATE_IMPL(A, B)