diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2a9556c11..48b2e4b98 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-GE-Proton8-7
+GE-Proton8-8
diff --git a/proton b/proton
index 7f142f868..315985b61 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from random import randrange
 #To enable debug logging, copy "user_settings.sample.py" to "user_settings.py"
 #and edit it if needed.
 
-CURRENT_PREFIX_VERSION="GE-Proton8-7"
+CURRENT_PREFIX_VERSION="GE-Proton8-8"
 
 PFX="Proton: "
 ld_path_var = "LD_LIBRARY_PATH"