diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7fd552e..cfc7f5d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 MAJOR_VERSION=0
 MINOR_VERSION=1
-MICRO_VERSION=7
+MICRO_VERSION=8
 INTERFACE_AGE=0
 BINARY_AGE=0
 VERSION=$MAJOR_VERSION.$MINOR_VERSION.$MICRO_VERSION
diff --git a/physfs.h b/physfs.h
index 3489247..a08bf77 100644
--- a/physfs.h
+++ b/physfs.h
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ typedef struct
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_IGNORE_THIS
 #define PHYSFS_VER_MAJOR 0
 #define PHYSFS_VER_MINOR 1
-#define PHYSFS_VER_PATCH 7
+#define PHYSFS_VER_PATCH 8
 #endif  /* DOXYGEN_SHOULD_IGNORE_THIS */