diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 19d49bebeb..43cff66357 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 dnl Initialize autoconf and automake
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.57])
-AC_INIT(gemrb, 0.7.2-git)
+AC_INIT(gemrb, 0.8.0)
 
 AC_MSG_WARN([
 
diff --git a/gemrb/includes/globals.h b/gemrb/includes/globals.h
index bb2886725a..19aa2fdf65 100644
--- a/gemrb/includes/globals.h
+++ b/gemrb/includes/globals.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "ie_types.h"
 
-#define VERSION_GEMRB "0.7.2-git"
+#define VERSION_GEMRB "0.8.0"
 
 #define GEMRB_STRING "GemRB v" VERSION_GEMRB