diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 811b3a5..370b141 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ed25519-dalek"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 authors = ["Isis Lovecruft <isis@patternsinthevoid.net>"]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd018a9..29fa307 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ To install, add the following to your project's `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies.ed25519-dalek]
-version = "^0.7"
+version = "^0.8"
 ```
 
 Then, in your library or executable source, add:
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ enabled by default, instead do:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies.ed25519-dalek]
-version = "^0.7"
+version = "^0.8"
 features = ["nightly"]
 ```
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ To enable [serde](https://serde.rs) support, build `ed25519-dalek` with:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies.ed25519-dalek]
-version = "^0.7"
+version = "^0.8"
 features = ["serde"]
 ```