diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 37c2961..834f262 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.2
+2.8.0
diff --git a/terminal/history.go b/terminal/history.go
index 10f2710..b329eb2 100644
--- a/terminal/history.go
+++ b/terminal/history.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Note that ABS_HISTORY_FILE and ABS_MAX_HISTORY_LINES variables may come from the
 
 const (
 	ABS_HISTORY_FILE      = "~/.abs_history"
-	ABS_MAX_HISTORY_LINES = "1000"
+	ABS_MAX_HISTORY_LINES = "10000"
 )
 
 // Expand full path to ABS_HISTORY_FILE for current user and get ABS_MAX_HISTORY_LINES