diff --git a/README b/README
index 7eb7702ee..fce8c3053 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ In this file:
 
 About tdelibs
 -------------
-This is version R14.0.7 of the Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) libraries.
+This is version R14.0.8 [DEVELOPMENT] of the Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) libraries.
 
 This package includes libraries that are central to the development and 
 execution of a KDE program, as well as internationalization files for these 
diff --git a/kdoctools/customization/entities/general.entities b/kdoctools/customization/entities/general.entities
index eda9ac3f6..fd9b0e65a 100644
--- a/kdoctools/customization/entities/general.entities
+++ b/kdoctools/customization/entities/general.entities
@@ -425,6 +425,6 @@
 
 <!ENTITY tde-team "The &tde; Team">
 
-<!ENTITY tde-release-version "R14.0.7">
-<!ENTITY tde-release-date "December 18, 2019">
-<!ENTITY tde-copyright-date "2010-2019">
+<!ENTITY tde-release-version "R14.0.8 [DEVELOPMENT]">
+<!ENTITY tde-release-date "January 02, 2020">
+<!ENTITY tde-copyright-date "2010-2020">
diff --git a/tdecore/tdeversion.h b/tdecore/tdeversion.h
index c09fb67bd..6d7716ef0 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdeversion.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdeversion.h
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
     A new FEATURE REVISION level always resets the BUG AND SECURITY PATCHLEVEL.
     A new ABI version resets both the FEATURE REVISION and BUG AND SECURITY PATCH LEVEL.
 */
-#define TDE_VERSION_STRING "R14.0.7"
+#define TDE_VERSION_STRING "R14.0.8 [DEVELOPMENT]"
 #define TDE_VERSION_MAJOR 14
 #define TDE_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define TDE_VERSION_RELEASE 7
+#define TDE_VERSION_RELEASE 8
 #define TDE_MAKE_VERSION( a,b,c ) (((a) << 16) | ((b) << 8) | (c))
 
 #define TDE_VERSION \