diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4d10cc768a81b8eeedcedfb4624e96e783ab3e1b..73a855567e938c0095b1017fe70ba89f06e779a9 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -6863,3 +6863,11 @@ Rom    28 Sept 2010
         skin.xml
     win_build/
         boincmgr.vcproj
+
+Rom    28 Sept 2010
+    - Tag for 6.11.8 release, all platforms
+      boinc_core_release_6_11_8
+
+    /
+        configure.ac
+        version.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b5ad9a0548602787aefc8d7b4ba74dc857cb1457..a47ce89d6f0cae9898a01fb0c7c8218195ae31d2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl not sure exactly what the minimum version is (but 2.13 wont work)
 AC_PREREQ(2.58)
 
 dnl Set the BOINC version here.  You can also use the set-version script.
-AC_INIT(BOINC, 6.11.7)
+AC_INIT(BOINC, 6.11.8)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 LIBBOINC_VERSION=`echo ${PACKAGE_VERSION} | sed 's/\./:/g'`
 AC_SUBST([LIBBOINC_VERSION])
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index d94dfa182b74bcb80504579cddadfc83169d22b6..c3a37dda24870bab7f32de8015f8a0ecbcd1a22b 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 11
 
 /* Release part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_RELEASE 7
+#define BOINC_RELEASE 8
 
 /* String representation of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "6.11.7"
+#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "6.11.8"
 
 /* Package is a pre-release (Alpha/Beta) package */
 #define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "BOINC"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 6.11.7"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 6.11.8"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "boinc"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.11.7"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.11.8"
 
 #endif /* #if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)) */