diff --git a/mmgen/config.py b/mmgen/config.py
index c6e5a20d..9476f57d 100755
--- a/mmgen/config.py
+++ b/mmgen/config.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ prog_name = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
 author    = "Philemon"
 email     = "<mmgen-py@yandex.com>"
 Cdates    = '2013-2015'
-version   = '0.7.9'
+version   = '0.8.0'
 
 required_opts = [ # list must contain "usr_randchars"
 	"quiet","verbose","debug","outdir","echo_passphrase","passwd_file","usr_randchars"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9b7f1950..2b131d0f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from distutils.core import setup
 setup(
 		name         = 'mmgen',
 		description   = 'A complete Bitcoin cold-storage solution for the command line',
-		version      = '0.7.9',
+		version      = '0.8.0',
 		author       = 'Philemon',
 		author_email = 'mmgen-py@yandex.com',
 		url          = 'https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen',