diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4b4c0418d8..3aa26c24eb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dnl +------------------------------------------------------------------+
 dnl NUT version number is defined here, with a Git suffixed macro like
 dnl    NUT_VERSION_MACRO "2.7.4-2838-gdfc3ac08"
 dnl in include/nut_version.h (generated by make)
-AC_INIT([nut],[2.7.4.1],[https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/issues])
+AC_INIT([nut],[2.8.0],[https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/issues])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(server/upsd.c)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])