diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 960ff20a..7c814990 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-AC_INIT([gensio],[2.8.7],[minyard@acm.org])
+AC_INIT([gensio],[2.8.8],[minyard@acm.org])
 AC_SUBST(gensio_VERSION_MAJOR, 2)
 AC_SUBST(gensio_VERSION_MINOR, 8)
-AC_SUBST(gensio_VERSION_PATCH, 7)
+AC_SUBST(gensio_VERSION_PATCH, 8)
 AC_SUBST(gensio_VERSION_STRING, ${PACKAGE_VERSION})
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall])