diff --git a/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 3758c2d5..d2411543 100644
--- a/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else ()
   set( libdir "\${exec_prefix}/lib" )
   set( includedir "\${exec_prefix}/include" )
 
-  set( PACKAGE_VERSION "3.7.0" )
+  set( PACKAGE_VERSION "3.8.0" )
   set( VERSION "${PACKAGE_VERSION}" )
 endif ()
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ set( boost_LDFLAGS "-L${Boost_LIBRARY_DIR}" )
 
 # Find bitcoin-system
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-find_package( Bitcoin-System 3.7.0 REQUIRED )
+find_package( Bitcoin-System 3.8.0 REQUIRED )
 
 # Define project common includes directories
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a632ea47..6e8432f2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.65])
 
 # Process command-line arguments and perform initialization and verification.
-AC_INIT([libbitcoin-database], [3.7.0], [eric@voskuil.org])
+AC_INIT([libbitcoin-database], [3.8.0], [eric@voskuil.org])
 
 # Do compilation tests.
 AC_LANG(C++)
@@ -258,13 +258,13 @@ AS_CASE([${with_tests}], [yes],
      AC_MSG_NOTICE([boost_unit_test_framework_LIBS : ${boost_unit_test_framework_LIBS}])],
     [AC_SUBST([boost_unit_test_framework_LIBS], [])])
 
-# Require bitcoin-system of at least version 3.7.0 and output ${bitcoin_system_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
+# Require bitcoin-system of at least version 3.8.0 and output ${bitcoin_system_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_system], [libbitcoin-system >= 3.7.0],
-    [bitcoin_system_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-system >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"
-     bitcoin_system_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-system >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
-    [AC_MSG_ERROR([libbitcoin-system >= 3.7.0 is required but was not found.])])
-AC_SUBST([bitcoin_system_PKG], ['libbitcoin-system >= 3.7.0'])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_system], [libbitcoin-system >= 3.8.0],
+    [bitcoin_system_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-system >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"
+     bitcoin_system_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-system >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([libbitcoin-system >= 3.8.0 is required but was not found.])])
+AC_SUBST([bitcoin_system_PKG], ['libbitcoin-system >= 3.8.0'])
 AC_SUBST([bitcoin_system_CPPFLAGS], [${bitcoin_system_CFLAGS}])
 AS_IF([test x${bitcoin_system_INCLUDEDIR} != "x"],
     [AC_SUBST([bitcoin_system_ISYS_CPPFLAGS], ["-isystem${bitcoin_system_INCLUDEDIR} ${bitcoin_system_OTHER_CFLAGS}"])],
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/database/version.hpp b/include/bitcoin/database/version.hpp
index f98e2459..099f5a68 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/database/version.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/database/version.hpp
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
  * For interpretation of the versioning scheme see: http://semver.org
  */
 
-#define LIBBITCOIN_DATABASE_VERSION "3.7.0"
+#define LIBBITCOIN_DATABASE_VERSION "3.8.0"
 #define LIBBITCOIN_DATABASE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#define LIBBITCOIN_DATABASE_MINOR_VERSION 7
+#define LIBBITCOIN_DATABASE_MINOR_VERSION 8
 #define LIBBITCOIN_DATABASE_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libbitcoin-database.pc.in b/libbitcoin-database.pc.in
index 9d402e54..8aa2178e 100644
--- a/libbitcoin-database.pc.in
+++ b/libbitcoin-database.pc.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 #==============================================================================
 # Dependencies that publish package configuration.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Requires: libbitcoin-system >= 3.7.0
+Requires: libbitcoin-system >= 3.8.0
 
 # Include directory and any other required compiler flags.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------