diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b4977c9844ec6dd6e78948093e2161f2772d6cc..6aff5f47c21d1f13c633de4f14835688c49244db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 26
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Rotary Wombat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*