diff --git a/sc2/src/uqmversion.h b/sc2/src/uqmversion.h
index ed300082e..b8e54adbe 100644
--- a/sc2/src/uqmversion.h
+++ b/sc2/src/uqmversion.h
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 
 #define UQM_MAJOR_VERSION     0
 #define UQM_MAJOR_VERSION_S  "0"
-#define UQM_MINOR_VERSION     7
-#define UQM_MINOR_VERSION_S  "7"
-#define UQM_PATCH_VERSION     2
-#define UQM_PATCH_VERSION_S  "2"
+#define UQM_MINOR_VERSION     8
+#define UQM_MINOR_VERSION_S  "8"
+#define UQM_PATCH_VERSION     0
+#define UQM_PATCH_VERSION_S  "0"
 #define UQM_EXTRA_VERSION    "a"
 /* The final version is interpreted as:
  * printf ("%d.%d.%d%s", UQM_MAJOR_VERSION, UQM_MINOR_VERSION,
diff --git a/tools/uqmzip/uqmzip b/tools/uqmzip/uqmzip
index 73eca748d..2f24296e6 100755
--- a/tools/uqmzip/uqmzip
+++ b/tools/uqmzip/uqmzip
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
 
-VERSION=0.7.2
+VERSION=0.8.0
 
 # THESE MUST BE DEFINED, PREFERABLY AS ABSOLUTE PATHS, BEFORE RUNNING
 # THIS SCRIPT