diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index bb00b631c3..26d5064e23 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '0.6.7.{build}'
+version: '0.6.8.{build}'
 
 pull_requests:
   do_not_increment_build_number: true
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index d3178534bc..58dba54436 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.6'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.6.7'
+release = '0.6.8'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 10ae097e25..f890ed7189 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 6
-PATCH = 7
+PATCH = 8
 SUFFIX = '' # include the '.'
 FULLVERSION = '%d.%d.%d%s' % (MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, SUFFIX)