diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7c11d9d..7a302ed 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-__version__ = "0.8.7"
+__version__ = "0.8.8"
 
 setup(
     # Needed to silence warnings (and to be a worthwhile package)