diff --git a/project.xml b/project.xml
index e70e237558..24ffbbc334 100644
--- a/project.xml
+++ b/project.xml
@@ -465,6 +465,11 @@
       <name>0.7.0</name>
       <tag>release_0_7_0</tag>
     </version>
+    <version>
+      <id>0.8.0</id>
+      <name>0.8.0</name>
+      <tag>release_0_8_0</tag>
+    </version>
   </versions>
 </project>