diff --git a/basevar/_version.py b/basevar/_version.py
index e9eb2f3..a7344fe 100644
--- a/basevar/_version.py
+++ b/basevar/_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # This file is originally generated from Git information by running 'setup.py
 # version'. Distribution tarballs contain a pre-generated copy of this file.
 
-__version__ = '0.2.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.0'