diff --git a/lib/wavefile.rb b/lib/wavefile.rb
index e49c852..65c3894 100644
--- a/lib/wavefile.rb
+++ b/lib/wavefile.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'wavefile/writer'
 
 module WaveFile
-  VERSION = "0.7.0"
+  VERSION = "0.8.0"
 
   WAVEFILE_FORMAT_CODE = "WAVE"    # :nodoc:
   FORMAT_CODES = {:pcm => 1, :float => 3, :extensible => 65534}    # :nodoc: