diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8e02e9491d02a786f6c1284463b335909c47177..12b1aa1103eef3604bcd7593a707904760d60e15 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 33
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*