diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3735be..ab44a13 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 VERSION = 2017
-PATCHLEVEL = 07
+PATCHLEVEL = 08
 SUBLEVEL = 0
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = None