diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index aa01f6eeb..6c6d39d21 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Version 0.8.7
+=============
+
+Do not forget to update the software version
+
 Version 0.8.6
 =============
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e39842374..4e24bebc0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 # Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
-AC_INIT([guake], [0.8.5], [http://guake-project.org/])
+AC_INIT([guake], [0.8.7], [http://guake-project.org/])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])