diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e093706..a7e932d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def _sip_sipfiles_dir(self):
 
 setup(
     name='QHexEdit',
-    version='0.8.7',
+    version='0.8.8',
     ext_modules=[
         Extension(
             "qhexedit",
diff --git a/src/qhexedit.h b/src/qhexedit.h
index f2b1194..5c01ba7 100644
--- a/src/qhexedit.h
+++ b/src/qhexedit.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 /** \mainpage
 QHexEdit is a binary editor widget for Qt.
 
-\version Version 0.8.7
+\version Version 0.8.8
 \image html qhexedit.png
 */