diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 31c9aeaaf..feb9f2341 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Changes in 1.10.8
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Not released yet
+Released: 2023-03-16
 
 Security fixes:
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ad47fa08..852cfc8bf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 m4_define([flatpak_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([flatpak_minor_version], [10])
-m4_define([flatpak_micro_version], [7])
+m4_define([flatpak_micro_version], [8])
 m4_define([flatpak_extra_version], [])
 m4_define([flatpak_interface_age], [0])
 m4_define([flatpak_binary_age],