diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 6922f55f136..09b939c2b2c 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 5         // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 9         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 7         // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 8         // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "mainnet" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )