diff --git a/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go b/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
index 7829ba2a..27dd5175 100644
--- a/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
+++ b/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import ( //nolint:gci,nolintlint
 
 func main() {
 	// set information
-	info.Set("Portmaster", "0.8.7", "AGPLv3", true)
+	info.Set("Portmaster", "0.8.8", "AGPLv3", true)
 
 	// Configure metrics.
 	_ = metrics.SetNamespace("portmaster")
diff --git a/cmds/portmaster-start/main.go b/cmds/portmaster-start/main.go
index a953189b..6afc831d 100644
--- a/cmds/portmaster-start/main.go
+++ b/cmds/portmaster-start/main.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func main() {
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initCobra)
 
 	// set meta info
-	info.Set("Portmaster Start", "0.8.6", "AGPLv3", false)
+	info.Set("Portmaster Start", "0.8.8", "AGPLv3", false)
 
 	// catch interrupt for clean shutdown
 	signalCh := make(chan os.Signal, 2)