diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index aa7823c5e..8a24251f9 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 0.8.8 (2021-08-XX)
+========================
+
 Version 0.8.7 (2021-07-31)
 ========================
  * comma three support!
diff --git a/selfdrive/common/version.h b/selfdrive/common/version.h
index 617206a18..0ca772f90 100644
--- a/selfdrive/common/version.h
+++ b/selfdrive/common/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define COMMA_VERSION "0.8.7"
+#define COMMA_VERSION "0.8.8"