diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 44da739f..78d22253 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Changes in 1.14.8
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2024-04-30
+
+No changes. This release rolling out to correct mismatching submodule versions
+in the release tarball.
+
 Changes in 1.14.7
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2024-04-29
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 46d2c569..038585b9 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], [14])
-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],