diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 93217fb4..0d97f9f0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, Extension
 import numpy as np
 
 # Version number
-version = '0.6.1'
+version = '0.8'
 
 def read(fname):
     return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read()