diff --git a/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 80aeee08..610fc45f 100644
--- a/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else ()
   set( libdir "\${exec_prefix}/lib" )
   set( includedir "\${exec_prefix}/include" )
 
-  set( PACKAGE_VERSION "3.7.0" )
+  set( PACKAGE_VERSION "3.8.0" )
   set( VERSION "${PACKAGE_VERSION}" )
 endif ()
 
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ set( boost_LDFLAGS "-L${Boost_LIBRARY_DIR}" )
 
 # Find bitcoin-database
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-find_package( Bitcoin-Database 3.7.0 REQUIRED )
+find_package( Bitcoin-Database 3.8.0 REQUIRED )
 
 # Find bitcoin-consensus
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if (with-consensus)
-    find_package( Bitcoin-Consensus 3.7.0 REQUIRED )
+    find_package( Bitcoin-Consensus 3.8.0 REQUIRED )
 endif()
 
 # Define project common includes directories
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a0c665a7..f03f6f00 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.65])
 
 # Process command-line arguments and perform initialization and verification.
-AC_INIT([libbitcoin-blockchain], [3.7.0], [eric@voskuil.org])
+AC_INIT([libbitcoin-blockchain], [3.8.0], [eric@voskuil.org])
 
 # Do compilation tests.
 AC_LANG(C++)
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ AS_CASE([${with_tests}], [yes],
      AC_MSG_NOTICE([boost_unit_test_framework_LIBS : ${boost_unit_test_framework_LIBS}])],
     [AC_SUBST([boost_unit_test_framework_LIBS], [])])
 
-# Require bitcoin-database of at least version 3.7.0 and output ${bitcoin_database_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
+# Require bitcoin-database of at least version 3.8.0 and output ${bitcoin_database_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_database], [libbitcoin-database >= 3.7.0],
-    [bitcoin_database_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-database >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"
-     bitcoin_database_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-database >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
-    [AC_MSG_ERROR([libbitcoin-database >= 3.7.0 is required but was not found.])])
-AC_SUBST([bitcoin_database_PKG], ['libbitcoin-database >= 3.7.0'])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_database], [libbitcoin-database >= 3.8.0],
+    [bitcoin_database_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-database >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"
+     bitcoin_database_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-database >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([libbitcoin-database >= 3.8.0 is required but was not found.])])
+AC_SUBST([bitcoin_database_PKG], ['libbitcoin-database >= 3.8.0'])
 AC_SUBST([bitcoin_database_CPPFLAGS], [${bitcoin_database_CFLAGS}])
 AS_IF([test x${bitcoin_database_INCLUDEDIR} != "x"],
     [AC_SUBST([bitcoin_database_ISYS_CPPFLAGS], ["-isystem${bitcoin_database_INCLUDEDIR} ${bitcoin_database_OTHER_CFLAGS}"])],
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ AS_CASE([${enable_isystem}],[yes],
 
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([bitcoin_database_BUILD_CPPFLAGS : ${bitcoin_database_BUILD_CPPFLAGS}])
 
-# Require bitcoin-consensus of at least version 3.7.0 and output ${bitcoin_consensus_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
+# Require bitcoin-consensus of at least version 3.8.0 and output ${bitcoin_consensus_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AS_CASE([${with_consensus}], [yes],
-    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_consensus], [libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.7.0],
-        [bitcoin_consensus_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"
-         bitcoin_consensus_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
-        [AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-consensus specified but libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.7.0 was not found.])])
-     AC_SUBST([bitcoin_consensus_PKG], ['libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.7.0'])
+    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_consensus], [libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.8.0],
+        [bitcoin_consensus_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"
+         bitcoin_consensus_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-consensus specified but libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.8.0 was not found.])])
+     AC_SUBST([bitcoin_consensus_PKG], ['libbitcoin-consensus >= 3.8.0'])
      AC_SUBST([bitcoin_consensus_CPPFLAGS], [${bitcoin_consensus_CFLAGS}])
      AS_IF([test x${bitcoin_consensus_INCLUDEDIR} != "x"],
         [AC_SUBST([bitcoin_consensus_ISYS_CPPFLAGS], ["-isystem${bitcoin_consensus_INCLUDEDIR} ${bitcoin_consensus_OTHER_CFLAGS}"])],
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/blockchain/version.hpp b/include/bitcoin/blockchain/version.hpp
index 089e1c3e..02d3643f 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/blockchain/version.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/blockchain/version.hpp
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
  * For interpretation of the versioning scheme see: http://semver.org
  */
 
-#define LIBBITCOIN_BLOCKCHAIN_VERSION "3.7.0"
+#define LIBBITCOIN_BLOCKCHAIN_VERSION "3.8.0"
 #define LIBBITCOIN_BLOCKCHAIN_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#define LIBBITCOIN_BLOCKCHAIN_MINOR_VERSION 7
+#define LIBBITCOIN_BLOCKCHAIN_MINOR_VERSION 8
 #define LIBBITCOIN_BLOCKCHAIN_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libbitcoin-blockchain.pc.in b/libbitcoin-blockchain.pc.in
index 961277f7..d74073f0 100644
--- a/libbitcoin-blockchain.pc.in
+++ b/libbitcoin-blockchain.pc.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 #==============================================================================
 # Dependencies that publish package configuration.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Requires: libbitcoin-database >= 3.7.0 @bitcoin_consensus_PKG@
+Requires: libbitcoin-database >= 3.8.0 @bitcoin_consensus_PKG@
 
 # Include directory and any other required compiler flags.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------