diff --git a/nodehost.go b/nodehost.go
index 89ad78700..0f1f45c66 100644
--- a/nodehost.go
+++ b/nodehost.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const (
 	// DragonboatMinor is the minor version number
 	DragonboatMinor = 2
 	// DragonboatPatch is the patch version number
-	DragonboatPatch = 7
+	DragonboatPatch = 8
 	// DEVVersion is a boolean flag indicating whether this is a dev version
 	DEVVersion = false
 )