kmod 8
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0a0ad2a..126d1da 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	$(SED_PROCESS)
 
 LIBKMOD_CURRENT=3
-LIBKMOD_REVISION=1
+LIBKMOD_REVISION=2
 LIBKMOD_AGE=1
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libkmod/libkmod-util.la
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d7e7cb5..90f121f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+kmod 8
+======
+
+- No new features, small bug fixes only.
+	- Fix bug in "modprobe -c" output: be compatible with
+	  module-init-tools
+
+	- Give an useful error message when init_module fails due to bad
+	  parameter or unknown symbol
+
+	- Fix doc generation
+
 kmod 7
 ======
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad1c28f..5826f7c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AC_INIT([kmod],
-	[7],
+	[8],
 	[linux-modules@vger.kernel.org],
 	[kmod],
 	[http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git])