diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c812e5113a..d0cfbca4c0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION="2.2.7"
+VERSION="2.2.8"
 VERSION_SUFFIX=
 
 VERSION_FULL="${VERSION}${VERSION_SUFFIX}"