diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3adfa0d2..c74384cb 100755
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+0.8.0 for Linux and Mac (Sat Jan 14):
+
+        Hylke:
+        - Show syncing progress in the status icon
+        - Hide dock icon on Mac until you open a window
+        - Update dates in the event log after midnight
+        - Don't let git compress already compressed files (.jpg .ogg .zip, etc.)
+
+
 0.6.0 for Linux and Mac (Sun Dec 25 2011):
         
         Hylke:
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleShare.csproj b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleShare.csproj
index f7b1d6f1..af1d84e8 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleShare.csproj
+++ b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleShare.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <RootNamespace>SparkleShare</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>SparkleShare</AssemblyName>
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <ReleaseVersion>0.6.0</ReleaseVersion>
+    <ReleaseVersion>0.8.0</ReleaseVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleShare.sln b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleShare.sln
index d22cce42..6de6c1e6 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleShare.sln
+++ b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleShare.sln
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ Global
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(MonoDevelopProperties) = preSolution
 		StartupItem = SparkleShare.csproj
-		version = 0.6.0
+		version = 0.8.0
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2c97ee9f..2c4cf28d 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 m4_define([sparkleshare_version],
-	[0.6.0])
+	[0.8.0])
 
 m4_define([sparkleshare_asm_version],
-	[0.6.0])
+	[0.8.0])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.54])
 AC_INIT([SparkleShare], sparkleshare_version)