diff --git a/control b/control
index c1557b16..0ec351fd 100755
--- a/control
+++ b/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # release version
-version=2.7.2
+version=2.8.0
 
 CWD=$(cd $(dirname $0)/; pwd)
 cd $CWD