diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 63a90f84a..2774ab6c0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ intel-vaapi-driver NEWS -- summary of changes.  2017-03-xx
 Copyright (C) 2009-2017 Intel Corporation
 
 Version 1.8.0 - DD.Mar.2017
-* Improve the quality of the H.264 encoder on SKL and BXT for CQP and CBR mode
+* Improve the quality of the H.264 encoder on SKL+ for CQP and CBR mode
 * Improve the quality of the VP8 encoder on BSW+ for CQP and CBR mode
-* Add support for H.264 VBR mode on SKL and BXT
+* Add support for H.264 VBR mode on SKL+
 * Add support for VP8 VBR mode on BSW+
 * Add support for low-power H.264 encoder on BXT and KBL
 * Add support for CBR / VBR with low-power H.264 encoder on SKL+
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 769ebe78f..cc0cd328c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 m4_define([intel_vaapi_driver_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([intel_vaapi_driver_minor_version], [8])
 m4_define([intel_vaapi_driver_micro_version], [0])
-m4_define([intel_vaapi_driver_pre_version],   [2])
+m4_define([intel_vaapi_driver_pre_version],   [3])
 m4_define([intel_vaapi_driver_version],
           [intel_vaapi_driver_major_version.intel_vaapi_driver_minor_version.intel_vaapi_driver_micro_version])
 m4_if(intel_vaapi_driver_pre_version, [0], [], [