diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b72c3303..76bb5668 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "r2d2"
-version = "0.8.7"
+version = "0.8.8"
 authors = ["Steven Fackler <sfackler@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
 description = "A generic connection pool"