diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2da1cb45..1ab8a03d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ update:
 	wget -O gluon/contrib/simplejsonrpc.py http://rad2py.googlecode.com/hg/ide2py/simplejsonrpc.py
 	echo "remember that pymysql was tweaked"
 src:
-	echo 'Version 2.0.7 ('`date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S`') stable' > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.0.8 ('`date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S`') stable' > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	### clean up baisc apps
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 29df939e..77160222 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.7 (2012-09-06 10:53:59) stable
+Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-06 21:32:40) stable