diff --git a/src/binver/binver/version.h b/src/binver/binver/version.h
index 50f3f95f24..e0832db80e 100644
--- a/src/binver/binver/version.h
+++ b/src/binver/binver/version.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define STRINGIZE(s) STRINGIZE2(s)
 
 #define VERSION_MAJOR               1
-#define VERSION_MINOR               7
+#define VERSION_MINOR               8
 #define VERSION_BUILD               0
 #define VERSION_REVISION            0