diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7d1d1864..47717977 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $Id$
 
 # Miscellaneous autofoo bullshit.
-AC_INIT(tmate, 1.8.7)
+AC_INIT(tmate, 1.8.8)
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(etc)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])