diff --git a/pyglossary/core.py b/pyglossary/core.py
index cfe193a7a..4fbcd07fd 100644
--- a/pyglossary/core.py
+++ b/pyglossary/core.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def exc_note(e: Exception, note: str) -> Exception:
 ]
 
 
-VERSION = "5.0.7"
+VERSION = "5.0.8"
 
 homePage = "https://github.com/ilius/pyglossary"
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dec753d01..845341a8e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pyglossary"
-version = "5.0.7"
+version = "5.0.8"
 description = "A tool for converting dictionary files aka glossaries."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "Saeed Rasooli", email = "saeed.gnu@gmail.com" }]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5bc117127..8fa33c814 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools.command.install import install
 
-VERSION = "5.0.7"
+VERSION = "5.0.8"
 log = logging.getLogger("root")
 relRootDir = "share/pyglossary"