diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d97d1a655b..3b77c3ebba 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+=== release 0.8.0 ===
 2004-11-15  Johan Dahlin  <johan@gnome.org>
 
+	* configure.ac: bump
+
 	* gst/gst.override (_wrap_gst_tag_setter_get_list): Override, to
 	avoid compiler warning.
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6e26a918ed..c3bbcb6c76 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dnl AM_MAINTAINER_MODE only provides the option to configure to enable it
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
                                                                                 
 dnl when going to/from release please set the nano (fourth number) right !
-AS_VERSION(gst-python, PYGST_VERSION, 0, 7, 94, 0, GST_CVS="no", GST_CVS="yes")
+AS_VERSION(gst-python, PYGST_VERSION, 0, 8, 0, 0, GST_CVS="no", GST_CVS="yes")
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE, $VERSION)