diff --git a/CHANGES.drake b/CHANGES.drake
index d19284759..95baac7bb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.drake
+++ b/CHANGES.drake
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 = Drake Changelog
 
+== Version 0.8.2.1.0.8
+
+* --randomize takes a string (seeds with String#hash).
+
 == Version 0.8.2.1.0.7
 
 * new --rand option, suggested by Thomas Sawyer.
diff --git a/drake.gemspec b/drake.gemspec
index 800d79668..dd856b333 100644
--- a/drake.gemspec
+++ b/drake.gemspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: drake
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 0.8.2.1.0.7
+  version: 0.8.2.1.0.8
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - James M. Lawrence
diff --git a/lib/rake.rb b/lib/rake.rb
index 5aa9b71c5..62c307f73 100755
--- a/lib/rake.rb
+++ b/lib/rake.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # as a library via a require statement, but it can be distributed
 # independently as an application.
 
-RAKEVERSION = '0.8.2.1.0.7'
+RAKEVERSION = '0.8.2.1.0.8'
 
 require 'rbconfig'
 require 'getoptlong'