diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 49814bb..0737109 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
-AC_INIT([tallow], [7], [auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com])
+AC_INIT([tallow], [8], [auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])