diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d120f03..0d47a419 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 #comment or remove the above line before release
 
 set (ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
-set (ZINT_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+set (ZINT_VERSION_MINOR 8)
 set (ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
 set (ZINT_VERSION "${ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_MINOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE}" )
 
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 4c44230e..84f06363 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Backend
  * Create filters for more output file formats.
  * The code was developed to be easy to understand rather than efficient so may
    benefit from some memory optimisation for embedded systems.
- * Support for Ultra Code, Super Code and Data Strip desirable, and any other
+ * Support for Super Code and Data Strip desirable, and any other
    industry symbologies not currently included.
 
 GUI Frontend
diff --git a/backend/zint.h b/backend/zint.h
index c190c8dd..4d28369d 100644
--- a/backend/zint.h
+++ b/backend/zint.h
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ extern "C" {
     };
 
 #define ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR      2
-#define ZINT_VERSION_MINOR      7
-#define ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE    1
+#define ZINT_VERSION_MINOR      8
+#define ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE    0
 
     /* Tbarcode 7 codes */
 #define BARCODE_CODE11          1
diff --git a/frontend_qt/mainWindow.ui b/frontend_qt/mainWindow.ui
index 353e2313..817f71fc 100644
--- a/frontend_qt/mainWindow.ui
+++ b/frontend_qt/mainWindow.ui
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Zint Barcode Studio 2.7</string>
+   <string>Zint Barcode Studio 2.8</string>
   </property>
   <property name="windowIcon">
    <iconset resource="resources.qrc">
diff --git a/frontend_qt/mainwindow.cpp b/frontend_qt/mainwindow.cpp
index b23226be..90b858e0 100644
--- a/frontend_qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/frontend_qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -265,16 +265,16 @@ bool MainWindow::save()
 void MainWindow::about()
 {
     QMessageBox::about(this, tr("About Zint"),
-       tr("<h2>Zint Barcode Studio 2.7.1</h2>"
+       tr("<h2>Zint Barcode Studio 2.8.0</h2>"
            "<p>A free barcode generator"
            "<p>Instruction manual is available at the project homepage:<br>"
            "<a href=\"http://www.zint.org.uk\">http://www.zint.org.uk</a>"
-           "<p>Copyright &copy; 2006-2018 Robin Stuart and others.<br>"
+           "<p>Copyright &copy; 2006-2020 Robin Stuart and others.<br>"
            "Qt back end by BogDan Vatra<br>"
            "Windows port by Harald Oehlmann</p>"
            "<p>Qt version " QT_VERSION_STR
            "<p>With thanks to Norbert Szab&oacute;, Robert Elliott, "
-               "Milton Neal and many others at Sourceforge."
+               "Milton Neal, Git Lost and many others at Sourceforge."
            "<p>Released under the GNU General Public License ver. 3 or later.<br>"
            "\"QR Code\" is a Registered Trademark of Denso Corp.<br>"
            "\"Telepen\" is a Registered Trademark of SB Electronics."