diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d54248e6..55d1b8b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules")
 
 ################ PROJECT VERSION ####################
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_FULL "0.2.1")
-set(PROJECT_SO_VERSION 7)
+set(PROJECT_SO_VERSION 8)
 
 # Remove the dash and anything following, to get the #.#.# version for project()
 STRING(REGEX REPLACE "\-.*$" "" VERSION_NUM "${PROJECT_VERSION_FULL}")