diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12a0f3ab31706eeb8349c46e6b132aeebeee296d..ae12580828f151f4c92e981e1911fe65c1adb2b4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PROJECT( DD4hep LANGUAGES NONE)
 #################
 
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
-SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 7 )
+SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 8 )
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 
 #######################