diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5461e9c82..7e87d7401 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ project(HERMES)
 # Version information
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 set(HERMES_VERSION_MAJOR "0")
-set(HERMES_VERSION_MINOR "7")
+set(HERMES_VERSION_MINOR "8")
 set(HERMES_VERSION_PATCH "0")
 set(HERMES_PACKAGE "hermes")
 set(HERMES_PACKAGE_NAME "HERMES")
diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile.in b/doc/Doxyfile.in
index cd6f7316d..112ef2593 100644
--- a/doc/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DOXYFILE_ENCODING      = UTF-8
 PROJECT_NAME           = Hermes
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.7.0-beta
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.8.0-beta
 PROJECT_BRIEF          = "I/O Buffering System"
 PROJECT_LOGO           =
 OUTPUT_DIRECTORY       =