diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 139a9bd..732b07e 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 /*--start constants--*/
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	2
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	7
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION	7
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION	8
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7.7+"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7.8"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository). Empty