diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 8329bf67f3cfd..8f848a0384c8b 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ const
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
     ## Odd for devel, even for releases.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 7
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 8
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
     ## Odd for devel, even for releases.