diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 590153b87..3b8cc5d24 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Run autoconf to generate configure from this file
 
-AC_INIT([GF],[2.7],[aarne@cs.chalmers.se],[GF])
+AC_INIT([GF],[2.8],[aarne@cs.chalmers.se],[GF])
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 
diff --git a/src/gf.spec b/src/gf.spec
index f41bd1312..b46b9be62 100644
--- a/src/gf.spec
+++ b/src/gf.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define name GF
-%define version 2.7
+%define version 2.8
 %define release 1
 
 Name: %{name}