diff --git a/module.xml b/module.xml
index 2886a789c4..05f6543ca2 100644
--- a/module.xml
+++ b/module.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   <project name="jakarta-poi">
   
      <version major="1"
-             minor="7"
+             minor="8"
              fix  ="0"   
              tag="dev"/>