diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b48264c0d590f98286796188bf9981ca46e02ce..ef7fa4da8f16ac91260dd97b15d481fcd6efadd9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ set(main_project_name ${_OTBModuleMacros_DEFAULT_LABEL})
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # OTB version number.
 set(OTB_VERSION_MAJOR "5")
-set(OTB_VERSION_MINOR "7")
+set(OTB_VERSION_MINOR "8")
 set(OTB_VERSION_PATCH "0")
 set(OTB_VERSION_STRING "${OTB_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OTB_VERSION_MINOR}.${OTB_VERSION_PATCH}")