diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60e21416..82107e1e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('weston',
 	'c',
-	version: '7.0.93',
+	version: '8.0.0',
 	default_options: [
 		'warning_level=3',
 		'c_std=gnu99',