diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 28ab9d591..d33d600d0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.19.8 (not yet released)
+
 ver 0.19.7 (2014/12/17)
 * input
   - nfs: fix crash while canceling a failing file open operation
diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index fcd251382..a1e045e26 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="org.musicpd"
           android:installLocation="auto"
-          android:versionCode="11"
-          android:versionName="0.19.7">
+          android:versionCode="12"
+          android:versionName="0.19.8">
 
   <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" android:targetSdkVersion="17"/>
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 66a942288..5b4d577ae 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(mpd, 0.19.7, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(mpd, 0.19.8, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=19
-VERSION_REVISION=7
+VERSION_REVISION=8
 VERSION_EXTRA=0
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/Main.cxx])