diff --git a/src/version.sh b/src/version.sh
index 36284c83d..c300bcaa7 100644
--- a/src/version.sh
+++ b/src/version.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 VERSION_MAJOR="1"
 VERSION_MINOR="9"
-VERSION_PATCH="7"
-VERSION_EXTRA=""
+VERSION_PATCH="8"
+VERSION_EXTRA="-git"