diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 73ead5ee0..ea5aa4441 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32 AND DEFINED CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE AND CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE MA
     set(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET "x64-windows-static" CACHE STRING "Vcpkg target triplet" FORCE)
 endif()
 
-project(acecode VERSION 0.8.7 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(acecode VERSION 0.8.8 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 option(ACECODE_TUI_INPUT_TRACE "Enable verbose TUI input event trace logging." OFF)
 
diff --git a/docs/macos-release.md b/docs/macos-release.md
index 55905d63f..0bd938f9a 100644
--- a/docs/macos-release.md
+++ b/docs/macos-release.md
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ The version in `CMakeLists.txt` is authoritative. The tag must match it exactly:
 ```bash
 git switch master
 git pull --ff-only
-git tag -a v0.8.7 -m "ACECode v0.8.7"
-git push origin v0.8.7
+git tag -a v0.8.8 -m "ACECode v0.8.8"
+git push origin v0.8.8
 ```
 
 The tag starts the full package workflow. After every platform build succeeds,
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index de856d43c..52f7c27d9 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name":  "acecode",
-    "version-semver":  "0.8.7",
+    "version-semver":  "0.8.8",
     "dependencies":  [
                          "cpr",
                          "crow",