diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba70bc9d..6e4c8be2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Clixon Changelog
 
+* [4.8.0](#480) Expected: October 2020
 * [4.7.0](#470) 14 September 2020
 * [4.6.0](#460) 14 August 2020
 * [4.5.0](#450) 12 May 2020
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@
 * [3.3.2](#332) Aug 27 2017
 * [3.3.1](#331) June 7 2017
 
+## 4.8.0
+Expected: October 2020
+
 ## 4.7.0
 14 September 2020
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4e931353..ccbbdeb8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2257,9 +2257,9 @@ ac_configure="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/configure"  # Please don't use this var.
 
 
 CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR="4"
-CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR="7"
+CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR="8"
 CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH="0"
-CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}\""
+CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}.PRE\""
 
 # Check CLIgen
 if test "$prefix" = "NONE"; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 33545516..fbca46e2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ AC_INIT(lib/clixon/clixon.h.in)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 
 CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR="4"
-CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR="7"
+CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR="8"
 CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH="0"
-CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}\""
+CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}.PRE\""
 
 # Check CLIgen
 if test "$prefix" = "NONE"; then