diff --git a/Config b/Config
index 44dd2814e..895ee8d74 100755
--- a/Config
+++ b/Config
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ echo "We will now ask you a number of questions. You can just press ENTER to acc
 echo ""
 
 # This needs to be updated each release so auto-upgrading works for settings, modules, etc!!:
-UNREALRELEASES="unrealircd-5.0.7-rc1 unrealircd-5.0.6 unrealircd-5.0.5.1 unrealircd-5.0.5 unrealircd-5.0.4 unrealircd-5.0.3.1 unrealircd-5.0.3 unrealircd-5.0.2 unrealircd-5.0.1 unrealircd-5.0.0 unrealircd-5.0.0-rc2 unrealircd-5.0.0-rc1"
+UNREALRELEASES="unrealircd-5.0.7 unrealircd-5.0.7-rc1 unrealircd-5.0.6 unrealircd-5.0.5.1 unrealircd-5.0.5 unrealircd-5.0.4 unrealircd-5.0.3.1 unrealircd-5.0.3 unrealircd-5.0.2 unrealircd-5.0.1 unrealircd-5.0.0"
 if [ -f "config.settings" ]; then
 	. ./config.settings
 else
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 77667a326..da57e8795 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for unrealircd 5.0.7.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for unrealircd 5.0.8-git.
 #
 # Report bugs to <https://bugs.unrealircd.org/>.
 #
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='unrealircd'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='unrealircd'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='5.0.7'
-PACKAGE_STRING='unrealircd 5.0.7'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='5.0.8-git'
+PACKAGE_STRING='unrealircd 5.0.8-git'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='https://bugs.unrealircd.org/'
 PACKAGE_URL='https://unrealircd.org/'
 
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures unrealircd 5.0.7 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures unrealircd 5.0.8-git to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of unrealircd 5.0.7:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of unrealircd 5.0.8-git:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-unrealircd configure 5.0.7
+unrealircd configure 5.0.8-git
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69
 
 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by unrealircd $as_me 5.0.7, which was
+It was created by unrealircd $as_me 5.0.8-git, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 # Minor version number (e.g.: Z in X.Y.Z)
-UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR="7"
+UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR="8"
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR $UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ _ACEOF
 # The version suffix such as a beta marker or release candidate
 # marker. (e.g.: -rcX for unrealircd-3.2.9-rcX). This macro is a
 # string instead of an integer because it contains arbitrary data.
-UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX=""
+UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX="-git"
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX "$UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX"
@@ -8492,7 +8492,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by unrealircd $as_me 5.0.7, which was
+This file was extended by unrealircd $as_me 5.0.8-git, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -8555,7 +8555,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-unrealircd config.status 5.0.7
+unrealircd config.status 5.0.8-git
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 089bcff52..3f0295a9f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dnl src/windows/unrealinst.iss
 dnl doc/Config.header
 dnl src/version.c.SH
 
-AC_INIT([unrealircd], [5.0.7], [https://bugs.unrealircd.org/], [], [https://unrealircd.org/])
+AC_INIT([unrealircd], [5.0.8-git], [https://bugs.unrealircd.org/], [], [https://unrealircd.org/])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/ircd.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([include/setup.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([autoconf])
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ UNREAL_VERSION_MAJOR=["0"]
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([UNREAL_VERSION_MAJOR], [$UNREAL_VERSION_MAJOR], [Major version number (e.g.: Y for X.Y.Z)])
 
 # Minor version number (e.g.: Z in X.Y.Z)
-UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR=["7"]
+UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR=["8"]
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR], [$UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR], [Minor version number (e.g.: Z for X.Y.Z)])
 
 # The version suffix such as a beta marker or release candidate
 # marker. (e.g.: -rcX for unrealircd-3.2.9-rcX). This macro is a
 # string instead of an integer because it contains arbitrary data.
-UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX=[""]
+UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX=["-git"]
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX], ["$UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX"], [Version suffix such as a beta marker or release candidate marker. (e.g.: -rcX for unrealircd-3.2.9-rcX)])
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(RM,rm)
diff --git a/doc/Config.header b/doc/Config.header
index a489d286d..709663ac4 100644
--- a/doc/Config.header
+++ b/doc/Config.header
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  \___/|_| |_|_|  \___|\__,_|_|\___/\_| \_| \____/\__,_|
 
                                Configuration Program
-                                for UnrealIRCd 5.0.7
+                                for UnrealIRCd 5.0.8-git
                                     
 This program will help you to compile your IRC server, and ask you
 questions regarding the compile-time settings of it during the process. 
diff --git a/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index fa1151e10..b952bb53d 100644
--- a/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,38 +1,31 @@
-UnrealIRCd 5.0.7 Release Notes
-===============================
+UnrealIRCd 5.0.8-git Release Notes
+===================================
 
-UnrealIRCd 5.0.7 consists mainly of fixes for the 5.x stable series,
-with some minor enhancements.
+UnrealIRCd 5.0.8 is work in progress and so are these release notes.
 
 Enhancements:
-* Add support for ```estonian-utf8```, ```latvian-utf8``` and
-  ```lithuanian-utf8``` in
-  [set::allowed-nickchars](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Nick_Character_Sets)
-* Add [message tags](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Message_tags)
-  to ```PONG``` to help fix timestamp issues in KiwiIRC.
-* Dutch helpop file (conf/help/help.nl.conf)
+* Warn when the SSL/TLS server certificate is expired or expires soon
+  (within 7 days).
+
+* New option allow::options::reject-on-auth-failure if you want to
+  stop matching on a passworded allow block, see the
+  [allow password documentation](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Allow_block#password)
+  for more information. Most people won't use this.
 
 Fixes:
-* When having multiple text bans (```+b ~T:censor```), these caused an empty
-  message.
-* Text bans are now no longer bypassed by voiced users (```+v```).
-* [Websockets](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/WebSocket_support) that used
-```labeled-response``` sometimes received multiple IRC messages in one
-websocket packet.
-* The reputation score of [WEBIRC users](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/WebIRC_block)
-  was previously the score of the WEBIRC IP rather than the end-user IP.
-* ```STATS badword``` was not working.
-* When setting a very high channel limit, it showed a weird MODE ```+l``` value.
-* The ```LINKS``` command worked, even when disabled via
-  ```hideserver::disable-links``` in the optional hideserver module.
-* In some cases ```WHO``` did not show your own entry, such as when
-  searching on account name, which was confusing.
-* Memory leak when repeatedly using ```./unrealircd reloadtls``` or
-  ```/REHASH -tls```.
+* The ```WHO``` command searched on nick name even if it was told
+  to search on a specific account name via WHOX options.
+* Some typos in the Config script and a warning
+* Counting clients twice in some circumstances
+
+Changes:
+* Support for $(DESTDIR) in 'make install' if packaging for a distro
 
 Module coders / Developers:
-* No changes, only some small additions to the
-[Doxygen module API docs](https://www.unrealircd.org/api/5/index.html)
+* The [Doxygen module API docs](https://www.unrealircd.org/api/5/index.html)
+  have been improved, in particular the 
+  [Hook API](https://www.unrealircd.org/api/5/group__HookAPI.html)
+  is now 100% documented.
 
 Reminder: UnrealIRCd 4 is End Of Life
 ---------------------------------------
diff --git a/extras/doxygen/Doxyfile b/extras/doxygen/Doxyfile
index dbcb2d0da..135cf43cc 100644
--- a/extras/doxygen/Doxyfile
+++ b/extras/doxygen/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "UnrealIRCd"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 5.0.7
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 5.0.8
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/include/windows/setup.h b/include/windows/setup.h
index ffda2de7b..04bbc562f 100644
--- a/include/windows/setup.h
+++ b/include/windows/setup.h
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
 #define UNREAL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 
 /* Minor version number (e.g.: 1 for Unreal3.2.1) */
-#define UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR 7
+#define UNREAL_VERSION_MINOR 8
 
 /* Version suffix such as a beta marker or release candidate marker. (e.g.:
    -rcX for unrealircd-3.2.9-rcX) */
-#define UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX ""
+#define UNREAL_VERSION_SUFFIX "-git"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/version.c.SH b/src/version.c.SH
index cc282b7a6..78abfb634 100644
--- a/src/version.c.SH
+++ b/src/version.c.SH
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ echo "Extracting src/version.c..."
 
 #id=`grep '$Id: Changes,v' ../Changes`
 #id=`echo $id |sed 's/.* Changes\,v \(.*\) .* Exp .*/\1/'`
-id="5.0.7"
+id="5.0.8-git"
 echo "$id"
 
 if test -r version.c
diff --git a/src/windows/UnrealIRCd.exe.manifest b/src/windows/UnrealIRCd.exe.manifest
index e4655c4c6..a34eb7fd1 100644
--- a/src/windows/UnrealIRCd.exe.manifest
+++ b/src/windows/UnrealIRCd.exe.manifest
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <assemblyIdentity
     processorArchitecture="amd64"
     name="UnrealIRCd.UnrealIRCd.5"
-    version="5.0.7.0"
+    version="5.0.8.0"
     type="win32"
 />
 <description>Internet Relay Chat Daemon</description>
diff --git a/src/windows/unrealinst.iss b/src/windows/unrealinst.iss
index da2d54a1b..87fc30624 100644
--- a/src/windows/unrealinst.iss
+++ b/src/windows/unrealinst.iss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 [Setup]
 AppName=UnrealIRCd 5
-AppVerName=UnrealIRCd 5.0.7
+AppVerName=UnrealIRCd 5.0.8-git
 AppPublisher=UnrealIRCd Team
 AppPublisherURL=https://www.unrealircd.org
 AppSupportURL=https://www.unrealircd.org