diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a68c3061d..f7a7982ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8 )
 project( tdelibs )
 
 set( PACKAGE tdelibs )
-set( VERSION R14.0.7 )
+set( VERSION R14.0.8 )
 
 
 ##### include essential cmake modules ###########
diff --git a/README b/README
index fce8c3053..baa205be2 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ In this file:
 
 About tdelibs
 -------------
-This is version R14.0.8 [DEVELOPMENT] of the Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) libraries.
+This is version R14.0.8 of the Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) libraries.
 
 This package includes libraries that are central to the development and 
 execution of a KDE program, as well as internationalization files for these 
diff --git a/tdecore/tdeversion.h b/tdecore/tdeversion.h
index 6d7716ef0..b3d28cc40 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdeversion.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdeversion.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     A new FEATURE REVISION level always resets the BUG AND SECURITY PATCHLEVEL.
     A new ABI version resets both the FEATURE REVISION and BUG AND SECURITY PATCH LEVEL.
 */
-#define TDE_VERSION_STRING "R14.0.8 [DEVELOPMENT]"
+#define TDE_VERSION_STRING "R14.0.8"
 #define TDE_VERSION_MAJOR 14
 #define TDE_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #define TDE_VERSION_RELEASE 8