diff --git a/include/zmq.h b/include/zmq.h
index 15260856..8970d5bd 100644
--- a/include/zmq.h
+++ b/include/zmq.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*  Version macros for compile-time API version detection                     */
 #define ZMQ_VERSION_MAJOR 4
 #define ZMQ_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define ZMQ_VERSION_PATCH 7
+#define ZMQ_VERSION_PATCH 8
 
 #define ZMQ_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch) \
     ((major) * 10000 + (minor) * 100 + (patch))