diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b829b3..3e4c46f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Current [semantic](http://semver.org/) version:
 
 ```clojure
-[com.taoensso/timbre "0.7.0"]
+[com.taoensso/timbre "0.8.0"]
 ```
 
 **Breaking changes** since _0.6.x_ (see updated README examples for any necessary changes):
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ lein2 all test
 Depend on Timbre in your `project.clj`:
 
 ```clojure
-[com.taoensso/timbre "0.7.0"]
+[com.taoensso/timbre "0.8.0"]
 ```
 
 and `use` the library:
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index ea24f50..ab94100 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject com.taoensso/timbre "0.7.0"
+(defproject com.taoensso/timbre "0.8.0"
   :description "Simple, flexible, all-Clojure logging. No XML!"
   :url "https://github.com/ptaoussanis/timbre"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"}