diff --git a/repo b/repo
index 3aea438d..cf1f78b4 100755
--- a/repo
+++ b/repo
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ if not REPO_REV:
   REPO_REV = 'stable'
 
 # increment this whenever we make important changes to this script
-VERSION = (2, 7)
+VERSION = (2, 8)
 
 # increment this if the MAINTAINER_KEYS block is modified
 KEYRING_VERSION = (2, 3)