diff --git a/src/bm/uci/mod.rs b/src/bm/uci/mod.rs
index 9c0c07de..2fb7a060 100644
--- a/src/bm/uci/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bm/uci/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ mod command;
 
 use command::UciCommand;
 
-const VERSION: &str = "7.0";
+const VERSION: &str = "8.0";
 
 enum ThreadReq {
     Go(GoReq),