diff --git a/Build/version.props b/Build/version.props
index ffc7238858..c74165e925 100644
--- a/Build/version.props
+++ b/Build/version.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <CppRestBaseFileName>cpprest</CppRestBaseFileName>
     <CppRestSDKVersionMajor>2</CppRestSDKVersionMajor>
-    <CppRestSDKVersionMinor>7</CppRestSDKVersionMinor>
+    <CppRestSDKVersionMinor>8</CppRestSDKVersionMinor>
     <CppRestSDKVersionRevision>0</CppRestSDKVersionRevision>
     <CppRestSDKVersionFileSuffix>$(CppRestSDKVersionMajor)_$(CppRestSDKVersionMinor)</CppRestSDKVersionFileSuffix>
     <CppRestSDKVersionString>$(CppRestSDKVersionMajor).$(CppRestSDKVersionMinor)</CppRestSDKVersionString>
diff --git a/Release/include/cpprest/version.h b/Release/include/cpprest/version.h
index 924307aad2..642dd48568 100644
--- a/Release/include/cpprest/version.h
+++ b/Release/include/cpprest/version.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 * ==--==
 */
 #define CPPREST_VERSION_REVISION 0
-#define CPPREST_VERSION_MINOR 7
+#define CPPREST_VERSION_MINOR 8
 #define CPPREST_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 
 #define CPPREST_VERSION (CPPREST_VERSION_MAJOR*100000+CPPREST_VERSION_MINOR*100+CPPREST_VERSION_REVISION)
diff --git a/Release/src/CMakeLists.txt b/Release/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5aef95cf76..fd1df86e40 100644
--- a/Release/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Release/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${Casablanca_LIBRARY}
 
 # Portions specific to cpprest binary versioning.
 set (CPPREST_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
-set (CPPREST_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+set (CPPREST_VERSION_MINOR 8)
 set (CPPREST_VERSION_REVISION 0)
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/Release/src/build/init.ps1 b/Release/src/build/init.ps1
index 45ae72ab74..68a35fbc13 100644
--- a/Release/src/build/init.ps1
+++ b/Release/src/build/init.ps1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function Copy-Natvis($DestFolder)
     if ((Test-Path $DestFolder) -eq $True)
     {
         # Update casablanca version for each release here.
-        $DestFile = Join-Path -path $DestFolder -childpath "cpprest2_7.natvis";
+        $DestFile = Join-Path -path $DestFolder -childpath "cpprest2_8.natvis";
 
         # Check to see if cpp rest natvis file for this version already exists
         # if not, then copy into user profile for Visual Studio to pick up