diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 6654d15..08dd939 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ copyright = u'2009, the django-authority team'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.7'
+version = '0.8'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.7dev'
+release = '0.8dev'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 13be54f..502751b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def read(fname):
 
 setup(
     name='django-authority',
-    version='0.7',
+    version='0.8',
     description=(
         "A Django app that provides generic per-object-permissions "
         "for Django's auth app."