diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index db3cc7ff..814b7e64 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-11 09:26:57) stable
+Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-11 09:39:06) stable
diff --git a/gluon/sqlhtml.py b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
index 4a7857df..94a1f887 100644
--- a/gluon/sqlhtml.py
+++ b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ class SQLFORM(FORM):
         type(''): ('string', None),
         type(True): ('boolean', None),
         type(1): ('integer', IS_INT_IN_RANGE(-1e12,+1e12)),
-        type(1.0): ('double', IS_INT_IN_RANGE(-1e12,+1e12)),
+        type(1.0): ('double', IS_FLOAT_IN_RANGE()),
         type([]): ('list:string', None),
         type(datetime.date.today()): ('date', IS_DATE()),
         type(datetime.datetime.today()): ('datetime', IS_DATETIME())