diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 82f4f55cc27d5e95d7382749e1b80328bf5bc79e..5c46efc1a1a47837d9d75e4dcfc0632ea9d98b49 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # Init the project.
-AC_INIT([SWIFT],[0.7.0],[https://gitlab.cosma.dur.ac.uk/swift/swiftsim])
+AC_INIT([SWIFT],[0.8.0],[https://gitlab.cosma.dur.ac.uk/swift/swiftsim])
 swift_config_flags="$*"
 
 AC_COPYRIGHT