diff --git a/lingua_franca/version.py b/lingua_franca/version.py
index 187f79f3..fcf04a82 100644
--- a/lingua_franca/version.py
+++ b/lingua_franca/version.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 4
-VERSION_BUILD = 7
+VERSION_BUILD = 8
 VERSION_ALPHA = 0
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK